| Description | Cedrela sinensis (syn. Toona sinensis)
Also known as the Chinese Toon Tree, this fabulous feature tree is fast and narrow growing, making it perfect for tight spaces.
• Bright pink new growth in the spring, making it stand out from everything else
• Leaves gradually fade from pink to cream and finally to green
• Grows best in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Tree'
Native to the Mediterranean, the bay tree is well known for its culinary use, often added to soups and stews. It is an upright, hardy evergreen tree with deep green, aromatic foliage. Leaves are glossy and oval in shape and hang from red-brown branches. In spring, yellow buds appear, opening to clusters of fluffy yellow flowers, adding a lovely contrast amongst the foliage. Tough, beautiful and useful, this tree lends itself well to hedging and is also an excellent choice for topiary. | Cotinus Coggygria, Smoketree
Purple Smoke Bush is a gem in the garden thanks to it's unique blend of colours that change throughout the seasons. A large deciduous shrub or small tree, its beautiful eye-catching Spring foliage is green overlaid with purple. Summer brings deep purple foliage that then turns deep orange and bronze in a burst of glory for an Autumn show.
Purple Smokebush gets its name from the clouds of smoke-like purple and pink "flowers" it produces in early Summer. These are very beautiful themselves, and are prized along with the foliage by florists. Grows best in full sun to partial shade and it is tolerant of drought and most soils, making it a great addition to many gardens.
10" pot size. |
| Content | | Laurus nobilis 'Bay Tree'
Can be made into a standard shape and its leaf is widely used as a culinary herb. It's a great tree that can be used in small or large gardens, responds well to pruning.
It is an extremely adaptable plant that is coastal tolerant, prefers a sunny position in a well drained fertile soil. | |
| Additional information |
| Botanical Name |
Cedrela sinensis
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| Mature Height |
6-12m
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| Mature Width |
4m
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Uses |
Feature tree, narrow garden beds, colourful foliage
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| Flowering |
Yes. Clusters of white flowers in summer
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| Fragrant |
Yes
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| Tolerances |
Frost Tolerant
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| height x width |
3m x 3m
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| features |
Attractive rounded purple foliage with a red tinge in spring and autumn, inflorescences appear in summer covering the bush like a cloud of smoke
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, feature, color contrast
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