Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Acer Senkaki Maple, or Coral Bark Maple, is simply stunning with its distinctive coral-red bark that contrasts with its light green leaves in spring and summer. The foliage turns a yellow buttery-gold in autumn and the winter garden display is courtesy of the striking red bark. The maple forms a beautiful vase-shaped tree and is ideal as a specimen tree, shade tree and a contrasting tree for the garden.

Soil: Moist, well-worked soil.
Conditions: Partial shade. Protect from midday heat and drying winds in warmer climates. Frost hardy.
Size: Height 5m x width 4m

Prunus salicina Santa Rosa Dwarf is a prolific bearer, producing a large amount of delightfully sweet plums with dark red skin and yellow to pink flesh. The plum tree will mature between 3-5 years, and its plums are great for stewing, preserving, making jams, cooking, or eating fresh from the tree. Additionally, Santa Rosa is self-fertile, making it a sweet and convenient addition to your garden.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Thrives in full sun. Frost and coastal tolerant 
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

The Japanese Persimmon is a vigorous, hardy deciduous tree with an upright, spreading habit and excellent ornamental appeal. Large, glossy green leaves provide dense summer shade before turning brilliant shades of orange, yellow and red in autumn. Small, waxy, ivory-coloured flowers appear in spring, followed by deep orange, tomato-shaped fruit. The astringent fruit develops its rich, tangy flavour through autumn and is ready to harvest once the leaves have fallen, and the fruit is fully ripe. The vibrant fruit often remains hanging on the bare branches into winter, creating a striking seasonal display. Perfect for home orchards, Japanese Persimmons are easy to grow and reward gardeners with abundant crops of delicious fruit that can be enjoyed fresh, dried or used in cooking and baking.

Soil: Rich, fertile soil.
Conditions: Sheltered sunny position. Cold, frost and coastal tolerant. Protect from wind.
Size: Height 5m x width 4m

Magnolia Pinkie is a highly desirable deciduous cultivar, bred from a cross between Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ and Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’. Among the smallest of the magnolias, it produces an abundance of elegant, cup-shaped flowers in soft pink-purple tones, fading to pale pink and white toward the tips and interior. Blooming in late winter to early spring, the flowers are impressively large—reaching up to 20cm across—and carry a light, pleasant fragrance that gently perfumes the garden. The foliage is lush green through the growing season, taking on warm bronze tones in autumn. Compact and versatile, Pinkie can be grown as a small tree or pruned into a dense shrub. Its manageable size makes it ideal for smaller gardens, feature planting, or large containers where it can be enjoyed up close.

Soil: Moist, rich, fertile, well-drained. Prefers acidic soils. 
Conditions: Full sun. Coast and frost hardy.
Size: Height 3m x width 3m