Common Alder or black alder grows in wet marshy and river side conditions. The wood is well used when a resistance to wet rot is needed

‘Jungle book’ fruit of choice the Pawpaw comes from the Papaya tree widely grown for their fruit in tropical climates

Quaking in your gardening boots at the thought of a tree that grows Quivers for arrows? No I thought not but the Quiver tree is a stately Aloe of Africa

In the eighteenth century Cedar of Lebanon became the fashionable tree to plant in gardens and estates of stately homes. They are just coming in to their best

Fascinating leaves are grown on this unique tree that has been around for over 200 million years.

Key Features of the Avocado Latin name Persea Americana Other common names Alligator Pear or Avacado Pear Height up to 60 feet 18m Type of tree – Evergreen Leaves – Glossy dark green elliptical shaped Flowers Fragrant racemes in yellow-green. Three petal like lobes with nine stamen Fruit – Green to black containing a large [...]

Japanese maples provide autumn colour and beautiful foliage in a spectrum of colour shape and heights – well worth growing in a garden