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Category Archives: Trees

New stocklist on the website

Posted in: Trees | March 5, 2024 at 16:11 , by Downside Nurseries

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Our stocklists have now been updated for 2024, showing all the stock we expect to have available this season, but we are adding new items all the time. Also, occasionally, we get let down by suppliers when things promised do not turn up; this is especially true of bedding. Not...

Planting Trees

Posted in: Fruit Trees, Trees, Trees - Evergreen, Trees - Ornamental | November 16, 2023 at 15:58 , by Downside Nurseries

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Tree Order This is an excellent time to plant trees. We have just had our autumn delivery from Frank P Matthews with some very nice and unusual varieties. Unfortunately, due to the renovation work on the propagating house, some of the tree wires cannot be used so some of the...

Tree Order

Posted in: Trees, Trees - Evergreen, Trees - Fruit, Trees Standard | September 12, 2023 at 15:08 , by Downside Nurseries

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As usual, we have a large tree order expected in late October, but we still have some of last year’s stock. It is well worth having a look and seeing if we have anything you want. The trees have a year’s growth and are still at their original price –...

Magnolias

Posted in: Trees, Trees - Ornamental | April 11, 2023 at 14:30 , by Downside Nurseries

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There are some magnificent Magnolia soulangiana in bloom in gardens at the moment. If you have Magnolia envy, we still have a good range of varieties including the relatively new Magnolia laevifolia Fairy series: Fairy Blush, Fairy White and Fairy Cream. These have proved to be very successful and are a...

Tree selection (see previous post)

Posted in: Fruit Trees, Trees, Trees - Fruit | September 30, 2022 at 16:22 , by Downside Nurseries

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