have any one tried looking at ashridge trees .co.uk as i have just looked and they deliver the prunus you are looking for through out the uk.hope this helps you out
However, the Prunus cerasifera has green foliage and a different growth habit to the one Denise Bainbridge is looking for - it's a wild-type fruiting tree of a normal cherry growth habit, whereas what is being sought has an upright fastigiate habit (like a spire - hence it's name), and crimson foliage.
Same family, different variety.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
sorry denise i`ve struck out on my search for your tree it looks like it`s only available in australia sorry for any trouble caused hope you have better look next time.o just a thought why don`t you email monty don to aks if he knows if there is any for sale in uk
(Top left 2 x Liquidambar leaves just turning purple October)
Denise I can second Dove's suggestion of a Liquidambar if your prunus doesn't surface. The dark purple leaves in autumn are gorgeous, the spring green is almost fluorescent and it always has at least one nest every year.
This tree isn't in the RHS Plantfinder so I think we can assume it isn't available in the UK.
The same, or more or less the same, might be available with a different cultivar name. That's why I suggested asking at a large tree nursery, one where people know about tress, not a GC.
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Maybe there's a very similar cultivar available here. You could contact a big tree/shrub seller and ask.
Bluebell, or Barcham maybe.
In the sticks near Peterborough
have any one tried looking at ashridge trees .co.uk as i have just looked and they deliver the prunus you are looking for through out the uk.hope this helps you out
but not a Prunus cerasifera oakville Crimson Spire
Can you let us have the link please Skodaboy67
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
wow thanks to all- first timer on forum- just proves gardeners are best folk! dovefromabove-liquidambar looks promising
the link you are looking for . http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/hedging-plants-trees-shrubs-bareroot/native-hedging/plum-cherry-prunus-cerasifera?gclid=CKzft5TdyL0CFZQZtAodgjgAcQ the prunus cerasifera is showing up under hedging rather than a tree hope this the right one you are looking for
Thanks for the link Skodaboy67
However, the Prunus cerasifera has green foliage and a different growth habit to the one Denise Bainbridge is looking for - it's a wild-type fruiting tree of a normal cherry growth habit, whereas what is being sought has an upright fastigiate habit (like a spire - hence it's name), and crimson foliage.
Same family, different variety.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
sorry denise i`ve struck out on my search for your tree it looks like it`s only available in australia sorry for any trouble caused hope you have better look next time.o just a thought why don`t you email monty don to aks if he knows if there is any for sale in uk
(Top left 2 x Liquidambar leaves just turning purple October)
Denise I can second Dove's suggestion of a Liquidambar if your prunus doesn't surface. The dark purple leaves in autumn are gorgeous, the spring green is almost fluorescent and it always has at least one nest every year.
This tree isn't in the RHS Plantfinder so I think we can assume it isn't available in the UK.
The same, or more or less the same, might be available with a different cultivar name. That's why I suggested asking at a large tree nursery, one where people know about tress, not a GC.
Probably not a job for a TV presenter either.
In the sticks near Peterborough
liquidambar could be the one folk! trust me to want something obscure