Botanica - English Grown Plants  

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English Grown Plants from our nursery in Campsea Ashe, Suffolk.

 

Native English PlantsHedging, Hedge plantsFruit trees / bush

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 Chestnut

Castanea sativa

 

Sweet Chestnut. This familiar tree was probably brought to Britain with the Romans who used the branches as support for their vines. Makes a large imposing tree with fascinating spiral fluted bark and of course, sweet chestnuts for the open fire.

Maiden 

 £9.95

Feathered Maiden 

 £18.50

 

 

   
   

Castanea sativa 'Maraval'

 

A Promising hybrid of C. crenata and C. sativa found in the Ardèche region of France variety late-ripening, large sweet nuts very early in life on trees as young as 2 yrs.

Feathered Maiden

 £35.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castanea sativa 'Marron de Lyon'

 

This select form has superb spires of cream coloured flowers in July, followed by heavy crops of large nuts even on young plants. Single large nut per cluster.

Feathered Maiden

 £35.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All our Native plants are English grown, English provenance stock

All prices quoted on this page are for bare root plants, which are only available from November to March, we have a range of potted hedging plants available all year round, please ring or email for details