Buy a tree - Jubilee Woods

Buying a Jubilee tree is really easy. Whether you want tasty fruit, spectacular colour or something to help local wildlife, look at our range below to find the right one for you. For more information on what a tree will do for your garden, let us help you choose your tree.

By clicking on the 'buy now' links below you will be taken to one of our Jubilee project partners - Trees Direct, Thompson and Morgan and Barcham Trees. For every tree sold through these partners, 10% will be donated back to the Jubilee Woods project.  

• Pots
• Small Gardens
  up to 8m x 8m
• Medium Gardens
  8m x 8m to 14m x 14m
• Large Gardens
  15m x 15m to 25m x25m
• Very Large Gardens
  26m plus

Native	Evergreen	Deciduous	Autumn Colour	Blossom	Attracts Wildlife	Edible fruits or nuts	Tolerates Shade	Spikey Leaves or Thorns	Poisonous

Crabapple 'Red Sentinel'			Where to buy: 1 year old maiden trees available from £21 .99 at Thompson & Morgan
	A particularly attractive crab apple producing a profusion of white blossom in May, followed by yellow fruits blushed with red that deepen to a dark glossy scarlet in time for Christmas. Crab Apple 'Red Sentinel' makes an attractive and productive specimen.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Apple Braeburn			Where to buy: 1 year old maiden trees available from £21 .99 at Thompson & Morgan
	An excellent cropper, apple braeburn produced smooth skinned, crisp and juicy fruits that can be harvested from October and will keep for up to 4 months if kept cool. Apple 'Braeburn' is not self-fertile so if you only have room for one tree then make sure that a neighbour has an apple tree close by that can act as suitable pollinator.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Pear Concorde			Where to buy: 1 year old maiden trees available from £22.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	A manageable, compact, tree that is ideal for container growing placed in a sunny spot. Pear 'Concorde' produces a heavy crop of pale green, large pears with firm flesh and excellent flavour, even on a young tree. The fruits are ready to harvest from September to October.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Japanese Maple			Where to buy: 5ft in a 5L pot £26.50 at Trees Direct
	Stunning colours with a lovely green bark, the leaves emerge from purple-red flowers in spring, turning a vivid red in autumn. It can be pruned to create a narrow upright tree or left to develop as a vibrant shrub.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Strawberry Tree			Where to buy: 2-3ft in a 5L pot £18.00 at Trees Direct
	A lovely year-round tree with rich glossy leaves. In autumn white flowers appear followed by small red strawberry-like fruits which liven up winter. Very hardy, it likes sun and well-drained fertile soil.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Hazel			Where to buy: 3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct
	A common woodland tree, in spring laden with lovely green catkins, in autumn producing delicious nuts popular with people and wildlife. Suitable for hard pruning, it also has a reputation as a magical tree that provides protection.
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Magnolia Stellata			Where to buy: 5L pot £35.00 at Trees Direct
	One of the most popular magnolias, this small, hardy tree grows very slowly into a rounded bush. A position with early shade and sun later in the day is best to protect the delicate pure-white flowers. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Eventual height: about 1.5m if in a container

Native	Evergreen	Deciduous	Autumn Colour	Blossom	Attracts Wildlife	Edible fruits or nuts	Tolerates Shade	Spikey Leaves or Thorns	Poisonous

Flowering Cherry			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   6-7ft pot £39.00 at Trees Direct   3 to 4m high in at least a 45L pot £153.00 at Barcham Trees
	Very popular due to the stunning clouds of spring blossoms, flowering cherries are available in many varieties. Bird and wild cherry are native to the UK and popular with wildlife, whilst prunus okame is a narrow tree, producing a mass of pink flowers in march turning orange and red in autumn.
Eventual height: 5 - 7m Safe planting distance from building: at leat 6m

Hazel			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £165.00 at Barcham Trees
	A common woodland tree, in spring laden with lovely 'lambs tail' catkins, in autumn producing delicious nuts popular with people and wildlife. Responsive to close coppicing, its height can be easily controlled from tall tree to smaller shrub. Hazel also has a reputation as a magical tree that provides protection.
Eventual height: 12m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Hawthorn			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft pot £24.75 at Trees Direct   3 to 4m in at least a 45L pot £149.00 at Barcham Trees
	A popular and pretty hedging tree, the spikes of hawthorn function as a good barrier. Flowering in spring, the ruby red berries are an important source of food for birds. Steeped in folklore, the appearance of the May blossom was said to herald of the end of winter and the beginning of summer.
Eventual height: 12-15m Safe planting distance from building: 8m

Cherry Crown Morello			Where to buy: 1 Yr old maiden tree from £24.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	Fantastic for pies and preserves, cherry 'crown morello' is the largest of the cooking cherries, with very juicy dark red fruits. Frost-resistant, it grows best in a north facing position and will withstand partial shade. It can be grown freestanding or trained. A very reliable cropper of cherries from late August onwards although nets will be required to stop the birds feasting first!
Eventual height: 2.5m Safe planting distance from building: 6m

Magnolia			Where to buy: 3-4ft £39.00 at Trees Direct   mulit-stemmed at 1.25m tall £242.00 at Barcham Trees
	One of the most popular magnolias, this small, hardy tree grows very slowly into a rounded bush. A position with early shade and sun later in the day is best to protect the delicate flowers. The Royal Horticultural Society has given it its Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Different varieties are available.
Eventual height: 3m - 5m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Strawberry Tree			Where to buy: 2-3ft in a 5L pot £18.00 at Trees Direct
	A lovely year-round tree with rich glossy leaves. In autumn white flowers appear followed by small red strawberry-like fruits which liven up winter. Very hardy, it likes sun and well-drained fertile soil.
Eventual height: up to 4 - 5m

Crab Apple			Where to buy: 3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct
	The crab apple was the most important ancestor of the cultivated apple. The timber, if dried slowly, is excellent for woodworking whilst the fruit is excellent for making delicacies like crab apple jelly and wine but is too sour to be eaten raw. The pink-white spring flowers provide nectar are favoured by bees, whilst birds like the fieldfare, song thrush and redwing enjoy the fruits. Crab apple is a good host for mistletoe.
Eventual height: 7 - 9m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Eating Apple			Where to buy: Cox's Orange Pippin £21.99 at Thompson and Morgan   James Grieves 3 to 4m high in at least a 45L pot £141.67 at Barcham Trees
	Delicious edible apple tree, the pale pink flowers in spring are followed by sweet, green-flushed apples in late autumn. Prefers moist free draining soil in full sun or partial shade. Frost-resistant, it is good for growing in the North. James Grieves is recommended by the RHS as a nectar source for bees. Planting another apple pollinator close by will maximise yield.
Eventual height: 5 - 7m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Spindle			Where to buy: 5L pot £24.75 at Trees Direct
	An attractive native shrub which is particularly distinctive in winter when the bright pink berries with orange-coloured seeds hang from the leafless twigs. Do not consume - although the nectar-rich flower are popular with bees and insects, the berries are a powerful laxative. The name comes from the use of the twigs as spindles for spinning raw wool around.
Eventual height: 6 - 9m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Plum Jubilee			Where to buy: 1 Yr old maiden tree from £19.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	What better way to celebrate the DIamond Jubilee than with a delicious edible Jubilee plum tree. The result of a cross between the plum varieties Victoria and Czar, Jubilee is similar in appearance and flavour to Victoria, but much with the bonus of larger fruit with a hint of peach. A self-fertile plum, therefore only one plum tree is required for pollination.
Eventual height: 3 - 4m Safe planting distance from building: 6m

Native	Evergreen	Deciduous	Autumn Colour	Blossom	Attracts Wildlife	Edible fruits or nuts	Tolerates Shade	Spikey Leaves or Thorns	Poisonous

Apple Bramley's Seedling			Where to buy: 1 Yr old maiden tree from £21.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	This excellent large green cooking apple will store for 4-5 months and is a reliable and tasty cropper. The fruit is ready by September onwards. When mature, this tree provides excellent quality timber with a fine, even texture that is very resistant to splitting. When seasoned well it holds a good shape and can be used for precision woodwork such as carving, engraving and turnery.
Eventual height: 5 - 10m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Cob Nut Kent			Where to buy: 1 Yr old maiden tree from £21.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	Rich in vitamin E, kentish cobnuts are a very tasty form of hazelnut (also know as filberts). Best planted in sun or semi-shade, it is In season from mid-August through to October, although the nuts can be kept until Christmas. The tree has large rounded heart-shaped leaves with attractive yellow catkins from January to March. Highly attractive to squirrels, they can clear a bush of cobnuts in a very short time!
Eventual height: 3 - 5m Safe planting distance from building: 6m

Field Maple			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £132.00 at Barcham Trees
	Good for wildlife and easily grown, this vibrant native tree has autumn foliage which turns a beautiful clear yellow, or sometimes flushed red. A good foraging tree, the small flowers are attractive to bees and insects, whilst the seeds are eaten by mammals such as wood mice and bank voles. Field maple produces a sweet sap in the Spring which could be used to make wine or syrup.
Eventual height: 5 - 20m+ Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Rowan			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   3 to 4m in at least 45L pot £132.00 at Barcham Trees
	A great tree for exposed or high sites, Rowan has delicate fern-like leaves which turn a lovely burnt red in autumn. Clusters of creamy white flowers are followed by vibrant, bitter red berries, traditionally used to make a jelly to accompany game - that's if birds like the blackbird, mistle thrush and waxwing don't find and eat them first!
Eventual height: 8-15m Safe planting distance from building: 6m

Plum Victoria			Where to buy: 1 Yr old maiden tree from £19.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	Named after Queen Victoria (the only other British monarch celebrate a Diamond Jubilee), this tasty and popular plum with sweet yellow flesh and a mottled red skin. Self-fertile, the small white flowers in spring are popular with insects, whilst the fruits are enjoyed by birds, mammals and people. A reliable cropper and a hardy, disease-resistant tree, the plums are particularly good for cooking as jams and desserts.
Eventual height: 4 - 7m Safe planting distance from building: 6m

Cherry Regina			Where to buy: £21.99 at Thompson & Morgan
	Prunus Regina is a very attractive tree, producing dark red delicious juicy cherries with firm, reddish flesh and a sweet flavour perfect for eating. The fruit can be cooked, canned, frozen and used in pies as well as eaten as a dessert cherry. With beautiful white spring blossom, this tree can be left to grow freestanding or fan trained against a fence or wall. Netting will be required to stop the birds eating the cherries first!
Eventual height: 5 - 8m Safe planting distance from building: at least 6m

Birch			Where to buy: £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £156.00 at Barcham Trees
	Great for new gardens, silver birch will quickly provide light shelter and shade through its small, fluttery diamond-shaped leaves. The white peeling bark is attractive all year round, while the slender purple-brown twigs with long pointed buds give an elegant and graceful outline to the crown in winter, followed by catkins in spring. Small birds are attracted by the abundant seeds and aphids. Silver and downy birch are native.
Eventual height: 15m Safe planting distance from building: 7m

 

 

Native	Evergreen	Deciduous	Autumn Colour	Blossom	Attracts Wildlife	Edible fruits or nuts	Tolerates Shade	Spikey Leaves or Thorns	Poisonous

Hornbeam			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   5-6ft £29.50 at Trees Direct
	Lovely native tree resembling beech in some respects but smaller, making it useful for poor soil conditions. The dark green leaves turn clear yellow and orange in autumn creating a vibrant display. The hard timber, pale in colour is difficult to work but still used for small items such as piano hammers and the centres of chopping blocks. The timber also makes good firewood. Hornbeam can be easily trained as a hedging tree and is tolerant to pollution.
Eventual height: 5 - 20m Safe planting distance from building: at least 6m

Mulberry			Where to buy: 3-4ft £35.00 at Trees Direct
	Attractive tree with purple-black sweet juicy fruits, like large loganberries, produced in clusters. The crushed berries can stain carpets and clothes so trees are best planted away from paths. The large heart-shaped leaves are also edible, whilst the gnarled framework of branches provides winter interest, and an impression of age, even when relatively young. Delicate in some respects, liking full sun and deep loam soils, but will repay care.
Eventual height: 3 - 15m Safe planting distance from building: 7m

Yew			Where to buy: £35.00 at Trees Direct
	Very slow-growing, hardy and extremely long-lived tree with a potential lifespan of over 1000 years. Yew timber is rich orange-brown in colour, exceptionally strong and durable; allowing old trees to remain standing even with hollow trunks. The fine dense foliage lends itself to hedges and topiary. A freestanding tree will become a dominant feature in a garden. The fleshy fruit is enjoyed by birds and dormice, but be careful - the bark, foliage and seeds of the yew are toxic to humans and most animals.
Eventual height: 6 - 20m Safe planting distance from building: 5m

Flowering Cherry			Where to buy: 7-8ft £39 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £132.00 at Barcham Trees
	A widely planted and popular japanese cultivar grafted onto wild cherry, this beautiful tree is abundant with showy pink double-flowered blossom and bronze foliage in spring. Excellent for autumn colour, turning to shades of yellow, pink and red. This cherry has stiffly ascending branched forming a columnar crown when young before becoming more rounded at maturity.
Eventual height: 5 - 10m Safe planting distance from building: at least 6m

Alder			Where to buy: £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree from £129.00 at Barcham Trees
	Attractive in winter and early spring when clusters of tiny brown cones and catkins hang from the bare twigs. The young catkins initally give a purple tinge to the crown of the tree, providing an early source of nectar for insects. The dark green heart-shaped leaves fall without changing colour in Autumn, whilst the seeds are enjoyed by finches such as siskins and goldfinches. Excellent for waterside planting, alder is very resistant to decay under water.
Eventual height: 10 -20m Safe planting distance from building: 15m

Ash			Where to buy: 3-4ft £24.75 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £125.00 at Barcham Trees
	Ash is a tremendously hardy and fast growing native tree that will succeed in almost any soil or position. Its deep green foliage turns a lovely yellow in the autumn before falling. The winged 'helicopter' seeds often remain on the tree after the leaves have fallen, providing a valuable food source for birds. An excellent tree for firewood, ash is also grown as a straight-grained timber tree.
Eventual height: 10 -20m Safe planting distance from building: 15m

 

 

 

 

Native	Evergreen	Deciduous	Autumn Colour	Blossom	Attracts Wildlife	Edible fruits or nuts	Tolerates Shade	Spikey Leaves or Thorns	Poisonous

Oak			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling from £6.95 at Native Tree Shop   5-6ft £35 at Trees Direct   Instant impact large tree £171.00 at Barcham Trees
	This is a tree with much character and history, closely connected to the Royal Family. Superb for wildlife of all kinds, it supports more species than any other UK native tree. It is a favoured foraging tree for birds like bluetits, great tits, tree creepers, woodpeckers. The leaves and flowers pass through a wide range of green-bronze colours in the spring whilst the seeds (acorns) are enjoyed by jays, wood pigeons squirrels and wild boars. The purple hairstreak butterfly also relies upon oak for food.
Eventual height: 30-40m Safe planting distance from building: 20m

Royal oak (Limited edition)			Where to buy: 20cm-40cm sapling £30.00 at Native Tree Shop
	This common oak (Quercus robur) is anything but! Grown from an acorn gathered from a royal estate this exclusive, limited edition, oak sapling is presented in a hessian bag, wrapped in tissue, enclosed in a beautiful gift box. Only 700 of these saplings are available to buy to commemorate Queen Elisabeth's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Eventual height: 30-40m Safe planting distance from building: 20m

 

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