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Ornamental trees
While no tree's only purpose in life is to be looked at, some are exceptionally showy to us as well as the birds and the bees. These trees are, what we would consider, ornamental because of their beautiful hues, showy berries, and various other aesthetics. They are sure to make a statement in any garden.
Learn more about how to plant a tree in our advice section and find even more information in our resources.
Bareroot ornamental trees | mid-November to March
Bareroot trees are only available from mid-November to March. You can learn more about the differences between bareroot and potted plants in our advice section.
Potted ornamental trees | all year round
Potted trees are available all year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in late spring (April to May) and early autumn (September to October).
Betula utilis Jaquemontii - White Himalayan Birch

Betula utilis Jaquemontii - White Himalayan Birch
€10.00
West Himalayan Birch Also known as the Kashmir birch, Betula utilis var. jacquemontii is a medium-sized, vigorous, fast-growing, deciduous tree grown for its brilliant white, papery bark (rich brown when young) which peels to reveal bands of creamy-pinky-buff. Not as tall as the silver birch, the West Himalayan birch has a broad crown and a grac...
Liquidambar styraciflua

Liquidambar styraciflua
€55.00
Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet Gum One of the best trees for autumn colour, Liquidambar styraciflua is a large, slow-growing deciduous tree with a pyramidal crown and attractive grey, fissured bark. Twigs and branches sometimes have corky ‘wings’. The leaves are mid-green and glossy with 5-7 lobes, like a maple’s; in autumn they turn brilliant...
Prunus Shirotae

Prunus Shirotae
€55.00
Mount Fuji Cherry Named after Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, Prunus Shirotae is a small, deciduous tree with a weeping habit when young, taking on the typical flat-topped, spreading Japanese cherry appearance as it matures. It is one of the earliest Japanese flowering cherries to bloom, covered in mid-April with large, pure white, scented, semi-doub...
Magnolia stellata

Magnolia stellata
€28.00
Magnolia stellata Unlike some magnolias, the Japanese species Magnolia stellata will tolerate alkaline soil (though not thin, chalky soils). It’s a medium-sized, slow-growing, deciduous shrub or small tree with a broad, rounded shape, the best magnolia for smaller gardens. In early spring, lightly scented, white flowers, 4”/10cm across with up t...
Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum
€8.00
Katsura Tree Deciduous tree with beautiful heart-shaped leaves and fantastic autumn colour. Cercidiphyllum japonicum is one of our go-to trees, and we recommend it for gardens that are somewhat sheltered from coastal winds. The leaves of the Katsura appear pink in the spring, turning to bright green in summer before Autumn hues of yellow, orange...

Prunus serrulata Tai Haku - Great White Cherry
€55.00
Ornamental Cherry Tai Haku - Great White Cherry Perhaps the finest Japanese flowering cherry of all, Prunus Tai Haku was lost in Japan, and only saved from extinction by the English flowering cherry enthusiast, ‘Cherry’ Ingram, who propagated it from a dying tree in Sussex and distributed it round the world. The Great White Cherry is a medium-...

Crataegus laevigata Paul’s Scarlet
€55.00
Ornamental Hawthorn Paul’s Scarlet Closely related to the common Hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata Paul’s Scarlet is a small, thorny, deciduous tree or large shrub, especially suitable for the informal or cottage garden. The growth habit is bushy and rounded. The flowers are fully double and a light, clear red, appearing in May. The deep green, gl...
Sorbus Joseph Rock

Sorbus Joseph Rock
€55.00
Ornamental Rowan Joseph Rock An outstanding ornamental rowan, especially striking in autumn, Sorbus aucuparia Joseph Rock is a medium-sized, deciduous tree with an upright habit and a narrow crown, becoming more rounded as it matures. Creamy-white flowers appear in spring, followed by masses of creamy-yellow berries, which mature to amber and pe...
Prunus Royal Burgundy

Prunus Royal Burgundy
€55.00
Ornamental Cherry - Prunus Royal Burgundy One of the best purple-leaved cherries, Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ is a medium-sized, slightly spreading, deciduous tree, valued for its striking colour, lovely blossom and year-round interest. In habit and garden-worthiness it is like Prunus ‘Kanzan’, to which it’s closely related. Masses of large, double...
Sorbus vilmorinii

Sorbus vilmorinii
€55.00
Vilmorin’s Rowan An excellent ornamental rowan for the small garden, Sorbus vilmorinii is a small, elegantly spreading, deciduous tree. Flat, fluffy heads of creamy-white flowers in early summer are followed in autumn by rose-pink berries which slowly fade through pale pink to white, and persist into winter. The leaves are very attractive, oliv...

Prunus Amanogawa - Flagpole Cherry
€55.00
Ornamental Cherry Amanogawa A small, narrowly columnar, deciduous tree, Prunus Amanogawa is an ideal flowering cherry for the smallest garden, rarely growing wider than 8’ (2.5m). The leaves emerge bronze, turning green in summer and orange and red in autumn. Masses of slightly almond-scented, semi-double, pale pink flowers in late spring; needs...

Malus x robusta Red Sentinel - Flowering Crab Apple
€55.00
Ornamental Crabapple Red Sentinel A particularly attractive and prolific crabapple, Malus x robusta Red Sentinel is a vigorous, small deciduous tree, an ideal specimen tree and a star of the winter garden. The tree has an attractive, upright habit and spreading, well-branched head, and the green leaves develop red tints in autumn. Masses of larg...

Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon
€55.00
Sweet Gum Worplesdon The excellent cultivar Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon differs from the species in having a more uniform crown and greater frost tolerance. The leaves are mid-green and glossy with 5-7 lobes, like a maple; in autumn they turn brilliant shades of purple, crimson and orange; They are more deeply lobed than the species and t...

Prunus x subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea
€55.00
Ornamental Cherry Autumnalis Rosea A perfect specimen tree for the winter garden, and particularly well suited to our mild winters, Prunus x subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea produces its delicate, pale pink, semi-double flowers from rose-pink buds in mild spells from November until March. The flowers are held in small clusters, gradually fading from...

Malus toringo Scarlett (Scarletta) - Flowering Crab apple
€55.00
Ornamental Crabapple Scarlett (Scarletta) A Danish-bred cultivar of one of the Japanese crabapples, Malus toringo Scarlett is a moderately vigorous, small, deciduous tree with an attractive, oval-headed, upright habit, making an excellent ornamental specimen tree for year-round interest in the smaller garden. The leaves emerge copper-purple, tur...
Magnolia x soulangeana

Magnolia x soulangeana
€55.00
Magnolia x soulangeana Perhaps the most popular of the deciduous hybrid magnolias, Magnolia x soulangeana is a good choice for a small garden, as it is a shapely, slow-growing, upright shrub, spreading gracefully as it matures into a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree. Masses of huge (up to 10”/25cm across) goblet-shaped, white or rose-pink flowe...

Sorbus aria Lutescens - Whitebeam
€55.00
Sorbus aria Lutescens - Whitebeam A popular cultivar of the native or long-established whitebeam, ideal for medium-sized gardens, Sorbus aria Lutescens is a medium-sized, deciduous tree, with an upright habit when young, rounding out as it ages. The oval leaves emerge silver in spring, becoming a distinctive grey-green as the juvenile downiness ...

Pterocarya fraxinifolia - Caucasian Wingnut
€55.00
Caucasian Wingnut Eventually growing to a beautiful large, broad-spreading tree, usually with a short thick trunk with deeply furrowed bark. Ash-like pinnate leaves, that tend to stay on the tree long beyond the new year, and long drooping tassels of green flowers followed by winged seeds. There are some stunning examples in NUI Galway, and UCC....
Prunus cerasifera Nigra

Prunus cerasifera Nigra
€55.00
Prunus cerasifera Nigra - Black Cherry Plum The black cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’, also known as ‘Pissardii Nigra’, is a medium-sized, deciduous, ornamental tree with a round, dense, spreading head and dark purplish-black branches and twigs. The emerging leaves are red, turning brownish-purple in summer and red and orange in autumn. P...
Prunus Shogetsu (Oku Miyako)

Prunus Shogetsu (Oku Miyako)
€55.00
Ornamental Cherry Blushing Bride One of the most beautiful Japanese flowering cherries, Prunus Shogetsu (Moonlight on Pines), also known as Oku Miyako (Blushing Bride), is a small, deciduous tree, with a broad, gracefully spreading crown, often wider than it is tall when mature. Masses of large, double, white flowers up to 5cm across, hanging fr...