King and Co’s advisory article on how you should look after your trees with a selection of our accessories.
Our selection of trees that are are able to tolerate more drought-prone locations in the UK.
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It is important to give your new trees the right amount of water to make sure they survive the Summer months and remain healthy.
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Around this time of year, we are keenly anticipating the swelling buds of the flowering Japanese Maples.
We are now approaching the optimum time to plant fruit trees. View our range of fruit trees for sale here.
King and Co sell a range of fruit trees in the UK.
We have now run into a spell of very cold weather, the winter flowering cherry tree can bring a pink warmth to your garden however.
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Now that Christmas is fading into the distance, a reminder that there is no time to lose with bareroot plantings. Remember to account for the lead time required for obtaining all your plants and accessories.
Looking to add colour and privacy to your garden? We highly recommend considering Photinia. As part of the Rose family, this genus includes around 50 to 60 different species of attractive small trees and shrubs. To explore the Photinia varieties currently available at our nursery, please take a moment to read this informative article!
At King & Co we typically stock popular Photinia varieties including Photinia ‘Red Robin’, ‘Pink Marble’, and ‘Carre Rouge’. In addition to these readily available options, we have also stocked other interesting varieties such as ‘Little Red Robin’, ‘Louise’, ‘Pink Crispy’, and ‘Compacta’. As our stock is frequently updated, please feel free to contact us to inquire about the current availability of these or any other specific Photinia varieties you might be interested in!
Photinia ‘Red Robin’ – One of the most popular and flexible plants sold in the UK today, Photinia is a very fast growing, dense evergreen plant. Easy to grow and quick to establish in your garden, Red Robin has brilliant red young leaves, which later transform into a glossy green. It also bears a profusion of white flowers in April and May.
Photinia ‘Pink Marble’ – Striking variegated foliage that emerges red with a green tint and pink margin. This foliage then matures to dark green with a creamy margin.
Photinia ‘Carre Rouge’ – Shares a strong resemblance with the popular ‘Red Robin’, distinguished by its slightly smaller foliage that exhibits a deeper shade of red.
At King & Co we have these Photinia varieties available in several forms, including standard and half standard trees, elegant pleached trees, and stylish espaliers. We also stock Photinia as bushy hedging plants and neatly clipped balls!
Our standard and pleached trees are a fantastic option if you’re looking to add more privacy to your outdoor space. Both styles are grown with a 6ft clear stem so their heads of foliage can screen above a fence line to create an effective natural barrier! For a similar effect against lower walls, or as striking features beside doorways, our half standard trees are ideal. They also work wonderfully to introduce height and dimension to garden spaces.
Just like pleached trees, espalier plants are trained onto a frame to develop a wider and flatter shape. This means that they can be planted to instantly define a boundary!
Photinia will withstand temperatures down to -10c and will grow to a mature height and width of 4 and 2 meters respectively. We also clip Photinia into a range of topiary – balls, pom poms, 1/4 standards, 1/2 standards, cloud pruned and everything inbetween. As a bush – Photinia will also make a solid and stunning hedge at 1m spacings. It will not mind being clipped back with a hedge cutter, in fact it will be reinvigorated to produce new buds holding rich, bright red leaves.
Photinia will tolerate most soils that are free-draining, but will not tolerate wet conditions.Irrigationn throughout the first growing season is most important. After that, the plants will look after themselves.
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Shopping Online
You can buy trees, hedging, screening trees, shrubs and topiary online by browsing our website. If you do not see a plant or size that is suitable for you then please call as we stock a wide variety of plants in our tree nursery. It’s worth noting that many other websites sell other people’s stock (i.e. they act as an agent) so you cannot view the products at their own site. At King & Co, all of our advertised plants are available for viewing at our tree nursery in Rayne, near Braintree, situated just over an hours drive out of London. Our knowledgeable and experienced tree nursery staff is always contactable via phone on 01376 340469 or if you have any questions regarding any of our trees or accessories. If you cannot see what you require on our website, please complete the enquiry form. We will give it our urgent attention and will get back to you shortly with a solution that meets your needs.
In this article, we explain how we have grown our own Oak (Quercus) trees with acorns. And how to buy oak trees online.
(more…)You can buy trees, hedging, shrubs and topiary online by browsing our website.
If you do not see a plant or size that is suitable for you then please call as we stock a wide variety of plants in our tree nursery. It’s worth noting that many other websites sell other people’s stock (i.e. they act as an agent) so you cannot view the products at their own site. At King & Co, all of our advertised plants are available for viewing at our tree nursery in Rayne, near Braintree, situated just over an hours drive out of London.
Our knowledgeable and experienced tree nursery staff are always contactable via phone on 01376 340469 or if you have any questions regarding any of our trees or accessories.
If you cannot see what you require on our website, please complete the enquiry form. We will give it our urgent attention and will get back to you shortly with a solution that meets your needs.
If you are looking for specific evergreen trees, Photinia, Leylandii hedging, Leylandii trees, instant hedging or shrubs, use the search bar at the top of the page
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