Both of these Parrotia options tick a big list if you are looking for a tree that is small, attractive and easy to maintain for the smaller garden or containers.
- Excellent autumn foliage colour
- Interesting spring foliage colour
- Winter interest when the tiny spidery flowers appear on bare branches.
- Keep their architectural form with no pruning required
- Tolerant of many soils (although the best autumn colour is achieved in acidic soils
- Interesting bark that exfoliates to reveal cream, green and yellow patches.
- Can even be grown in large containers
- Extremely cold tolerant. In fact - hard as nails.
Plant in humus rich soil in a sunny position to partial shade.
Cherry Tips A small tree with a slender habit. New leaves emerge red with a fantastic red-orange autumn colour. Height 3-5m
Persian Spire Columnar form with a narrow upright habit. Purple foliage in spring turning dark green with a purple edge in summer. Yellow, orange and red autumn colour. Ideal for the smaller garden. Height to 3m
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Cherry Tips Persian Spire
