Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Black Mulberry Dwarf is a compact, highly productive fruiting tree, perfect for small gardens, courtyards, and pots. It produces delicious, sweet black mulberries in abundance during the warmer months, attracting birds and pollinators. With its dense, bushy habit and low-maintenance nature, this dwarf variety is ideal for backyards or balcony fruit production. It thrives in full sun, is drought-tolerant once established, and is easy to prune to maintain its size.

Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
Conditions: Full sun. Coastal, drought and light frost tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 2m 

Tea Time White is part of a range of compact growing hydrangeas with rounded forms and prolific, glowing blooms of striking white. The neat, dense shape makes Tea Time White a great choice for decorative container planting and indoor colour. This lovely hydrangea will flower continuously through spring and summer. Ideal for mass planting, hedging or in containers. Prune well in late winter to maintain shape and encourage fresh new growth and more flowers in the coming season.

Soil: Well-drained, humus-rich soil. Requires soil to be kept moist.
Conditions: Semi-shade. Protect from hot winds. Frost hardy & drought tolerant.
Size: Height 0.70m x width 0.70m

Acer Seiryu is a unique Japanese maple and the only upright-growing cultivar in the dissectum group. This attractive small tree is prized for its delicate, lace-like foliage, with fresh light green new growth creating a beautiful contrast against the older mid-green leaves. In autumn, the foliage transforms through shades of yellowish-gold, warm gold and brilliant crimson before falling, creating a spectacular seasonal display. Well-suited to protected courtyards, small gardens and mixed borders, Seiryu is a standout feature tree that brings fine texture, elegant structure and exceptional autumn colour to the landscape.

Soil: Prefers moist, free-draining soil.
Conditions: Prefers part shade and in a protected area from hot winds. Frost tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 4m  

Wisteria floribunda Alba, or White Japanese Wisteria, is a graceful deciduous climber admired for its long, cascading racemes of fragrant white flowers. Blooming in spring—often before the foliage appears—the pendulous clusters can reach up to 1 metre in length, creating a spectacular floral display that fills the air with a sweet, delicate scent.
As the season progresses, mid-green foliage covers the vine from spring through autumn, adding lush texture to garden structures. Perfect for pergolas, fences, walls, arches, and trellises, this vigorous and long-lived climber brings timeless elegance to any garden. Regular summer pruning helps control its growth and encourages the formation of short flowering spurs for an even more abundant display the following spring.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun with protection from strong winds. Drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 3m x width 3m

Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia, or Golden Robinia, is a vibrant, fast-growing, hardy deciduous tree and is one of the most graceful and decorative of all garden trees. Frisia has large pinnate leaves that are chartreuse-green in spring with the colour intensifying during the summer. The Golden Robinia produces drooping clusters of fragrant, white, pea-like flowers in summer followed by smooth brown seed pods. Striking foliage and dappled shade make this an elegant addition to residential gardens, for street planting, or in parks and gardens.

Soil: Adaptable to most soil types including clays.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Tolerates frost and drought.
Size: Height 15m x width 10m

The Persimmon Fuyu is a beautiful deciduous tree producing delicious large orange fruits with orange-red flesh. The non-astringent varieties can be picked and eaten straight from the tree just like a sweet, juicy apple, from February to May. The calyx of the fruit will start to curl up indicating the fruit is ready to be picked. In autumn, the leaves will change into a beautiful display of warm colours and slowly fall off into the hibernation of winter. Persimmons are perfect for fruit salad, baked goods, preserves, cheese platters or dried fruit.

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

Prunus x incam First Blush is a slender, upright flowering cherry celebrated for its breathtaking early-spring display. Masses of fragrant, double rose-pink blossoms smother the branches, creating a spectacular show that draws the eye from across the garden. As the blooms fade, fresh dark-green, disease-resistant foliage emerges, before transforming into brilliant shades of orange to orange-red in autumn. This elegant narrow form is perfectly suited to smaller gardens, borders, avenues, or mass plantings where space is at a premium. First Blush is a graceful, glowing feature tree that brings beauty to the garden in every season.

Soil: Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions including heavy soils.
Conditions: Prefers a full sun position. It is frost, drought, wind and pollution tolerant.
Size: Height 7m x width 3m

Morus nigra, better known as the Black Mulberry, is a handsome deciduous tree with a broad, domed shape and big, thick green leaves. In season it produces small red fruits that deepen into rich purple, sweet and juicy black mulberries. While it’s loved for its fruit, this tree is just as valued for its ornamental appeal, bringing a strong, stately presence to the garden. It also throws generous shade, so if you want to enjoy its full form and canopy, be sure to give it plenty of room to spread.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 8-12m x width 15m