Sculptural Plants

Cloud Trees:

We are very pleased to be offering this year a very limited number of Japanese Cloud Trees. Cloud Trees are selected slow growing trees that have been specifically trained and pruned over a number of years to cloud bonsai form.

Juniper dauvarica expansa variegata Cloud Tree

Juniper dauvarica expansa variegata Cloud Tree - approx. 5ft-63inch inc. pot, evergreen with 9 clouds - these photos taken in September - stunning variegated foliage of yellow and green. We have two in stock and they are numbered one and two above, so please select below the one you wish to purchase.
50L Juniper d. variegata NUMBER ONE - £1495.00 (E) (1 in stock)

50L Juniper d. variegata NUMBER TWO - £1495.00 (E) (1 in stock)

Juniper Blue Alps Cloud Tree

Juniper Blue Alps Cloud Tree - approx. 6ft inc. pot, evergreen with 11-15 clouds - these photos taken in September - beautiful steel blue needles. We have three in stock and they are numbered 1-3 above, so please select below the one you wish to purchase.
50L Juniper Blue Alps NUMBER ONE - £2395.00 (E) (1 in stock)

50L Juniper Blue Alps NUMBER TWO - £2395.00 (E) (1 in stock)

50L Juniper Blue Alps NUMBER TWO - £2395.00 (E) (1 in stock)

Shaped Japanese Ilex crenata Kimne Cloud Tree

Japanese Kimne Cloud Tree -   Ilex Crenata Kimne -  This 'Kimne' hybrid of the Japanese ilex has beautiful golden yellow foliage in Spring (see pictures below of our smaller pom pom kimnes from last Spring) which then turns green during summer. The photos above were taken of the actual specimens on offer (in Janauary) - these are large 54inch-5ft inc. pot specimens in 20L saucer pots.
Approx. 54inch-5ft inc. pot 20L Ilex crenata Kimne Cloud Tree £399.99 (E)

Japanese Kimne Niwaki Pom Pom Tree -   Ilex Crenata Kimne

Japanese Kimne Cloud Tree -   Ilex Crenata Kimne -  Some lovely smaller Japanese Kimne Cloud Trees, trained as pom poms which are approx. 4ft inc. pot in 18litre pots with approx. 7-10 poms. Easy to maintain and keep in pot or in the ground.
Approx. 4ft inc. pot 18L Ilex crenata Kimne Cloud Tree

Juniper Blue Alps Cloud Tree

Juniper Blue Alps Cloud Tree - approx. 4ft inc. pot,approx. 18inch spread, evergreen with 6 clouds
20L Juniper Blue Alps Cloud Tree (6 clouds) at £295.00 (E)

Juniper Grey Owl Cloud Tree

Juniper Grey Owl Cloud Tree - approx. 42inch inc. pot, evergreen with 6 clouds - these photos taken in mid winter with the needles turned to blue/green - in the Spring and Summer they are silvery grey.
15L Juniper Grey Owl Cloud Tree at £245.00 (E) (3 in stock)

Juniper pfitzeriana Cloud Tree

Juniper pfitzeriana Cloud Tree - approx. 42inch inc. pot, evergreen with 6 clouds - these photos taken in mid winter with the needles dark green.
15L Juniper pfitzeriana Cloud Tree at £245.00 (E) (3 in stock)

Young Japanese Ilex Niwaki Cloud Tree

Young Japanese Ilex Niwaki Cloud Tree -   Ilex Crenata convexa -  These are our much younger Ilex crenata cloud trees in niwaki form, so lots of small clouds in a bush form - these ones are ideal for training into larger cloud trees in the coming years.
Approx. 3.5ft inc. pot 10L Ilex crenata convexa Cloud Tree

Juniper Kaizuka Cloud Tree

Juniper Kaizuka Cloud Tree - approx. 4ft inc. pot, evergreen with 5-6 clouds - these photos taken in late January with darker foliage, and cut back - lighter in Spring and Summer. A Chinese Juniper.
15L Juniper Kaizuka Cloud Tree at £295.00(E)

Japanese Larch Cloud Tree (Larix kaempferi) - 4ft

Japanese Larch Cloud Tree (Larix kaempferi) - These are our very beautiful shaped Japanese Larch 'S' Cloud Trees . These larches are deciduous - in autumn the needles will turn a beautiful golden brown and drop - new green needles then appear in Spring. Very easy to care for and very hardy. We have three in stock and you can see each of them numbered above and below, so you can make your selection. These cloud trees are approx. 45inches-4ft inc. pot, evergreen with 5-6 clouds . Photos taken August 2020.

Japanese Larch 4ft Cloud Tree NUMBER ONE £295.00 (E)

Japanese Larch 4ft Cloud Tree NUMBER TWO £295.00 (E)

Japanese Larch Cloud Tree (Larix kaempferi) - 6.5ft-7ft

We also have in stock some much larger Japanese Larch Cloud Trees, standing at approx. 6.5ft-7ft inc. pot. We have three in stock and you can see each of them numbered above and below, so you can make your selection. The last photo below shows the stunning Autumn needle colour before they drop for Winter.

Japanese Larch 6.5ft Cloud Tree NUMBER ONE £395.00 (E)

Japanese Larch 6.5ft Cloud Tree NUMBER TWO £395.00 (E) (1 in stock)

Japanese Larch 6.5ft Cloud Tree NUMBER THREE £395.00 (E) (1 in stock)

Ginkgo biloba STARTER Cloud Tree

We are pleased to be offering our very own shaped young Japanese Ginkgo trees . These trees are on their third year as trained cloud trees and have been shaped every winter (with wiring) - they are now the 'S' shape but require pinching and pruning to produce the clouds over the next few years - You can , of course, choose to carry growing it upwards if you prefer (and shape more bends into the trunk).

These ginkgos are deciduous - in autumn the leaves will turn a beautiful golden yellow and drop - new leaves will then appear in Spring.

We may have a central cane on these to shape them higher, you can remove this if required.

3ft-3.5ft inc. pot 10Litre   Ginkgo Starter Cloud Tree at £79.99 (C) - (3 in stock)

Japanese Holly Cloud Tree -  Ilex Crenata

Japanese Holly 'S' shaped Cloud Tree -  Ilex Crenata -  resembling English box, and not at all prickly, this type of Ilex is used widely for large niwaki, bonsai and cloud forms - these are beautiful 'S' shaped specimens which are approx. 45inches-4ft inc. pot with an approx. 2ft spread and five clouds.
15L Ilex crenata Cloud Tree £295.00 (E)