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Future Forests container-grown Bamboos, Tree Ferns, |
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| BAMBOOS | Pot size |
Price €uro | |||
| Fargesia | murieliae SOLD | Umbrella Bamboo 5 litre | 20.00 | ||
| Medium size hardy bamboo good for screen or specimen 4m x 4m+ | |||||
| Pic | murieliae 'Bimbo' | 5 litre |
25.00 | ||
| A tight, clump-forming, hardy bamboo, ideal for an restricted space or containers. Grow in moisture-retentive soil. upto 1m | |||||
| murieliae 'Joy' | 5 litre |
25.00 | |||
| Elegant dwarf bamboo forming a dense clump of narrow, bright green leaves. Upright, slowly arching to 2m | |||||
| Pic | murieliae 'Jumbo' | Stronger cultivar of Umbrella bamboo 5 litre | 25.00 | ||
| A hardy bamboo of thick, bushy habit, good for a container, or makes an unusual soft, waving hedge. Plant in moisture retentive soil. upto 4.5m x 4.5m+ | |||||
| murieliae 'Simba ' | Suitable for smaller garden, 2m 5 litre |
25.00 | |||
| robusta 'Campbell' | 10 litre |
60.00 | |||
| Brilliant white sheaths on new culms. Very hardy and wind resistant. Upright habit | |||||
| x Hibanobambusa | tranquillans 'Shiroshima ' | 20 litre |
70.00 | ||
| Ball-shaped bush of dense, foliage, variegated cream. Evergreen, withstanding cold, wind & drought. Plant as a specimen or hedge. Ht 4m | |||||
| Pic | Phyllostachys | aurea Golden Bamboo | Bamboo From The Fairy Kingdom 10 litre | 50.00 | |
| Forms light green dense clumps of rigidly upright culms, making it ideal for hedges or as a specimen 8m x 4m 30 litre | 140.00 | ||||
| Pic | aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' | Golden Crookstem 15 litre |
70.00 | ||
| A very hardy bamboo with occasional green stripes at base of culms. Shelter from winds, plant in humus-rich fertile soil. 6m x 4m | |||||
| Pic | aureosulcata 'Spectabilis' | Yellow-Grove Bamboo 15 litre | 60.00 | ||
| Young stems purple if exposed to sun, maturing to yellow, striped green. Tall, upright habit. Very hardy, though dislikes wind. 4-6m or more x 4m | |||||
| Pic | bambusoides 'Castillonis' | Yellow-Caned Bamboo 10 litre | 50.00 | ||
| The golden-yellow culms are streaked green. Hardy to -18c. Likes rich soil. Lovely as a specimen or in a large container. upto 12m x 4m | |||||
| Pic | bissettii | 18 litre |
75.00 | ||
Dark green, evergreen bamboo with spreading rhizomes, fast to establish. Grow in a sheltered spot in well-drained but moist soil. Exposure tolerant, good for windbreaks 7m x 4m+ |
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| Pic | nigra | Black Bamboo 25 litre | 90.000 | ||
| Fully hardy, clump-forming, with arching slender canes that turn lustrous black in their second or third year. Grow in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Height x spread upto 5m x 1.5m. | |||||
| Pleioblastus | argenteostriatus | Long striped leaves, grows to 200cm 10cm pot | 6.00 | ||
| humilus 'Pumilus | Hardy dwarf ground cover,upto 200cm 10cm pot | 6.00 | |||
| Pic | shibuyanus 'Tsuboi' | 3 litre |
17.00 | ||
| Low growing with erect habit, hardy, good as groundcover, grow in rich moist soil, needs frequent clipping to look its best | |||||
| Pic | variegatus = fortunei | 10cm pot | 6.00 | ||
| Normally compact bamboo with white variegation 150cm | |||||
| Pic | viridistriatus | 10cm pot |
6.00 | ||
| One of the finest golden variegated bamboos 1.5m 3 litre | 17.00 | ||||
A hardy, dwarf bamboo with golden/green leaves. Grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Cut back hard in spring for best colour. 1.5m x 4m+ |
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| Pseudosasa | japonica | Arrow Bamboo 7 litre | 45.00 | ||
| A tall bamboo of upright, dense habit. Olive green culms and large leaves. Very hardy, withstanding wind but not dryness. Good as a specimen or in a large container. 4m 25 litre | 75.00 | ||||
| Semiarundinaria | fastuosa 'Viridis' | Green Temple Bamboo 15 litre | 75.00 | ||
| Vigorous, upright habit, column appearance, hardy and wind tolerant, 6m | |||||
| TREE FERNS from 50 to 350 euro each | |||||
| Cyathea australis | Rough Tree Fern | from |
150.00 | ||
| From the rainforests of Australia, medium to large fern forming a tall trunk | 350.00 | ||||
| Cyathea medullaris | Black Tree Fern (Mamaku) | 70.00 | |||
| From New Zealnad and islands of the South Pacific, tall-growing and very large fronds. Needs warm sheltered spot, protect crown from frosts. | |||||
| Pic | Dicksonia antartica | Soft Tree Fern | from |
12.00 | |
| to | 350.00 | ||||
| From Australia and Tasmania, this is probably the easiest tree fern to grow. It needs a sheltered spot in semi-shade and protection from strong winds. | |||||
| Dicksonia fibrosa | (Wheki-Ponga) | 45.00 | |||
| Another one from New Zealand, almost like a miniature D. antarctica... | |||||
| GROUND FERNS from 30 to 600 euro | |||||
| Blechnum chilense | 30.00 | ||||
| This clump-forming fern from Chile reaches upto 5ft. Young fronds are often red. Occasionally a short trunk less than 6" develops, though in the wild they might be found taller. | |||||
| Pic | Blechnum discolor | Crown Fern (Piupiu) | 20.00 | ||
| Trunk-forming fern from New Zealand, prefering moist soil in shade or semi-shade and shelter from cold winds. Height 4ocm | |||||
| Blechnum fluviatile | Creek Fern (Kiwikiwi) | 25-45.00 | |||
| From New Zealand, this tufted fern with very narrow fronds prefers moist soil in dappled shade, sheltered from wind. 30cm | |||||
| Blechnum magellanicum | 80.00 | ||||
| The fronds on this beautiful fern from Chile can reach upto5ft, on a trunk upto 5ft tall, though not a member of the true tree fern family... | |||||
| Blechnum nudum | 45-70.00 | ||||
| A handsome dwarf tree fern from Australia, usually producing a short trunk. Fronds upto 2ft. Not reliably hardy so best suited to container growth and overwintered indoors. | |||||
| Blechnum tabulare | trunk 3-4ft+ |
480-520 | |||
| Trunk-forming species from South Africa reaching upto 4ft, not reliably hardy. | |||||
| note: Blechnums dislike lime so should only be considered where the soil is neutral to acid | |||||
| Lophosoria quadripinnata | Palmilla | 50.00 | |||
| From South America, this fern is very graceful, with soft foliage. The fronds can reach upto 6ft in length. | |||||
| Polystichum proliferum | Mother Shield Fern | 10-75.00 | |||
| Fully hardy evergreen ground fern from Australia | |||||
| Pic | Polystichum vestitum | Prickly Shield Fern (Puniu) | sold | ||
| PALMS | |||||
| Brahea armata | Mexican Blue Palm | 35-45.00 | |||
| Native to California and Mexico. It requires lots of sun and little waterand does not like cold wet weather . Plant in soil based compost with lots of grit to increase drainage. Though hardy to -10c, this palm is bested suited as a conservatory plant | |||||
| Butia capitata | Jelly Palm | 30-60.00 | |||
| Native of Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay, this palm has rigid, grey/blue leaflets and keeps best in a container, ideal for a conservatory, or in a sunny spot in the garden , though it needs winter protection. | |||||
| Chamaerops humilis | Dwarf Fan Palm, | 2-3litre |
7&15.00 | ||
specimen |
45.00 | ||||
| From Spain and Italy, this is Europe's only native palm. Forms a dense cluster of large, fan-shaped leaves close to the ground. Wind and rain tolerant makes this a good choice for our climate. | |||||
| Pic | Cordyline australis | Cabbage Palm (Ti Kouka) | prices from |
7.00 | |
| Well-known Palm from New Zealand, forming a head of sword-like leaves, upto 3ft in length on a trunk upto 30ft or more. Upright panicles of creamy-white flowers upto 4ft long are borne on older plants. | upto | ||||
| in variety including | 'Autumn', 'Burgundy Spire', Caspar', 'Dazzler, 'Festival Grass', 'Green Goddess', and 'Pink Stripe' | 30.00 | |||
| 'Atlantic Green' and 'Red Star' | 9cm pots |
4.00 | |||
| Cordyline fruticosa 'Caruba Black' | 9cm pot |
4.00 | |||
| A new cultivar of a Cordyline originating from New Guinea. Compact growth of shiny purple-black foliage. Not frost hardy, 90cm x 40cm (in a pot), upto 120cm x 45cm (in the ground) | |||||
| Cordyline indivisa | |||||
| From New Zealand, the leaves can reach upto 6ft long and 8" wide on young specimens. The trunk may reach 20ft. | |||||
| Cycas revoluta | Japanese Sago Palm | 130.00 | |||
| Slow-growing evergreen , which can reach upto 10ft. min temp.13c | |||||
| Pic | Jubaea chilensis | Chilean Wine Palm, Coquito | 60.00 | ||
| Slow-growing, evergreen tree, with giant trunk upto 60ft, large silver/green leaves. Small, maroon and yellow flowers in spring and woody, yellow fruits in autumn. | |||||
| Phoenix canariensis | Canary Island Date Palm | 25.00 | |||
| Pic | Trachycarpus fortunei | Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm | 35-150.00 | ||
An evergreen palm native to China and Japan. Deeply divided, large fan-shaped leaves. Prefers well-drained soil and sun, though tolerates some shading. |
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| Pic | Trachycarpus takil | Kumaon Palm | 3litre |
15.00 | |
| Very hardy, withstanding severe Frost to -20c. The fibres shed readily, leaving a naturally bare trunk. A medium-size palm from the Himalayas. | |||||
| Trachycarpus wagnerianus | Miniature Chusan Palm | from |
150.00 | ||
| This palm from the Himalayas is similar to the Chusan Palm but the leaves are more rigid and smaller than T. fortunei making it more wind tolerant | |||||
| Pic | Washingtonia robusta | Thread Palm | from |
20.00 | |
Specimen |
250.00 | ||||
| Fast-growing, evergreen palm. Large, fan-shaped leaves, and tiny, creamy-white summer flowers on long stalks, black berries in winter/early spring. Min 10c | |||||
| OTHER EXOTICS | |||||
| Agave americana | 10litre | 35.00 | |||
| 9cm pot | 4.00 | ||||
| Fatsia japonica | Japanese Aralia |
3 to10 litre | 8 to 25 | ||
| 9cm pot | 4.00 | ||||
| x Fatshedera lizei | Tree Ivy | 5litre | sold out | ||
| Musa basjoo | Japanese Banana | ||||
| Pseudopanax 'Cyril Watson' | 3litre | 14.00 | |||
| 7.5litre | 18.00 | ||||
| Pseudopanax 'Gold Splash' | 7.5litre | 18.00 | |||
| Pseudopanax lessonii 'Rangitira' | 3litre | 12.00 | |||
| Wollemia nobilis | Wollemi Pine | sold | |||
| Yucca filementosa 'Garland Gold' |
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2litre | 10.00 | ||
| Yucca glauca | Spanish Bayonet | 3litre | 8.00 | ||
| Yucca gloriosa | Spanish Dagger | 3litre | 15.00 | ||
| Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' | Variegated Adam's Needle | 3litre | 15.00 | ||
| Yucca recurvifolia | sold | ||||