List of U.K specialist nurseries and grafters, including none mail order.

With the difficulty in now importing, it would be good for anyone in the U.K to share resources and maybe highlight anywhere where they find anything unusual.

I use Bartehlemys who do all their own grafting and supply specimen plants as well as one year grafts and anything in between.

I also found Purple Ghost at Garsons near Titchfield yesterday.

 

This is an excellent idea J.
I would like to add this one to the thread that does do mail order and in fact only mail order. It was found by my daughter and son in law when researching some more plants for their garden. It was a shame that they could not collect, as they live nearby. But they said the plants and maple were very healthy, but a little small if they had to be picky.
Paragon Plants

 

Here’s Barthelemys catalogue, not all cultivars are available every year and they will also have cultivars not listed.
They do their own grafting.
The catalogue has not been updated and pricing is inaccurate.


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Terms of Business
Nursery opening hours:
Monday - Saturday 9am - 1pm / 2pm – 4.30pm
CLOSED SUNDAYS
Mail orders are accepted on a payment with order basis only.
Grafted Varieties are dispatched 12 months of the year, subject to availability.
Seedlings dispatched November-March.
In the unlikely event of a chosen variety being unavailable we shall substitute the nearest available, unless instructed otherwise.
All plants listed have been produced on the nursery.

One Year Grafted & Named Varieties
On the following pages are the varieties we offer as young plants. At the nursery we have considerable numbers of larger plants up to eight feet, although not all varieties in the larger sizes.
The size of the one year grafts when dispatched vary form 6 to 18 inches depending on variety. Some varieties will attain 30 inches in the first year.
Below is the key to the codes after each variety name:
1 = 2-3ft 2 = 3-7ft 3 = 7-13ft 4 = 13-20ft 5 = 20-30ft
Mature height can seem alarming in some of the above, but it must be remembered that the maple is a fairly long lived tree which will grow quicker in the early years, and then slowly reach the mature height. As a guide you could assume that the tree will attain about half of the first figure in ten years.
Growth Habit & Features
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A Autumn Colour
C Spring Colour
M Mound shaped shrub US Upright shrub
S Spreading, pendulous / weeping
Sh Shade recommended
U Upright tree
O Outstanding growth / habit or foliage
Prices of young grafts, carriage & packaging
The Acer grafts are priced @ £8.25 each, with carriage & packaging charged as follows:
1 Plant £4.00 2 plants £5.50 3 plants £7.50 4 Plants £9.00 5 plants £10.50 6 plants £12.00 7 plants and over £14.00.
Most Varieties can be supplied as 2-3yr plants in a 1ltr pot at £12.50 each plus £5 post and packing for each plant up to maximum of £20 post & packing.

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Acer Japonicum Varieties Shirasawanums
Aconitifolium 5-S-O
The fern leafed maple. Large multi-divided and deep cut leaves with striking flame red autumn foliage.
Aureum 3-Sh-O
Much sought after spectacular buttery yellow foliage with orange/red autumn tones.
Autumn Moon 3
Bronze orange in summer and rich orange in autumn, a robust form of Aureum.
Microphyllum 4-U
Fresh green leaves in the summer turning yellow/golden in the autumn.
Vitifolium 4-S-A
Large vine like green leaves, splendid autumn colour of bright red.
Acer Palmatum Varieties
Aobo Jo 2
A dwarf form with larger than normal leaves, green with brick red edges turning yellow & red in the autumn.
Arakawa 4-U-O
“The rough bark maple” Main feature is it’s unique corky bark. Good autumn colour.
Aratama 3-O
A very good dwarf form, with leaves ranging from brick red to purple, by mid summer it is mixed with green tones.
Ariadne 3-O-Sh
A member of the reticulatum group with a mixture of red, pink & orange markings on the leaves turning purple with red veins in the summer.
Aureum 3-U
Golden spring foliage with bright yellow autumn show.
Autumn Glory 3-U-A
Good form with excellent crimson autumn colours.
Autumn Red 3-A-O

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Forms a small tree with light green foliage in summer & fiery crimson in autumn.
Beni Komachi 2-U-S-O
Small bright crimson leaves in spring, green with red margins in summer, orange/scarlet in autumn.
Beni Otaki 3-US-A
Deep cut narrow lobed foliage, deep purple/red in the summer, crimson in autumn.
Beni Tsukasa 2-US-O
Leaves small and bright yellow/red in spring turning pink/red then mottled green in autumn.
Bloodgood 4-U
Excellent vigorous large leafed tree, one of the best deep red forms.
Butterfly 3-US-O
Attractive small leafed shrub with cream on pale green variegation.
Chitoseyama 2-S-C
Deeply divided large leaves with slender lobes and serrated edges. Purple/red in the summer & bright crimson in autumn. Large pendulous bush.
Coonara Pygmy 2-US-A
A compact multi-branched form with attractive foliage, bright orange in the autumn.
Crispa or Okushimo 3-U-O
The upright growth & curled edges to the small leaves are the outstanding feature. Bright green in summer & orange/gold in autumn.
Fire Glow or Effigy 3-US
Large deep purple/red leaves with crimson autumn colour.
Enkin 3-US
The darkest purple of all the linearilobums, red in the Autumn.
Green Trompenburg 5-S
Leaves have rolled edges as in Trompenberg, orange/yellow in autumn,
Hagoromo 4-U
Distinctive leaves deeply serrated in feather like divisions. Green in the summer & orange/red in the autumn.
Higasayama 4-U-O
Small leafed variegated with cream border, spectacular in spring as new

leaves unfurl pale yellow and brilliant crimson.
Kamagata 2-US-O
Long narrow deeply divided leaves, rusty red spring foliage, rich green in the summer & bright yellow/orange in autumn. Dwarf compact habit of delicate appearances.
Kashima 1-S
Dwarf form, light yellow/green in spring in the summer and yellow in autumn.
Katsura 2-S
Small leaves of marmalade orange spring foliage, rich green in the summer bright yellow/orange in autumn.
Kinran 3-S
Deeply divided lobes, rich purple/red with contrasting green veins, gold and crimson in autumn.
Kiyohime 2-S-C
Light green small leaves edged with orange/red in spring, rich green in the summer and yellow/orange in autumn.
Linearilobum Kinshi 2-US
Green Linearilobum type foliage compact growth, orange/yellow in autumn.
Little Princess or Mapi No Machihime 1-US-O
Small leafed dense shrub, spring foliage bright orange/yellow with red margins becoming rich green, gold/yellow in autumn.
Mikawa Yatsubusa 1-M
The leaves of this dwarf cultivar overlay themselves like tiles on a roof. The leaves are light green with some red on margins.
Murasaki Kiyohime 1-US
A member of the Yatsubusa family with bright green new foliage margined with purple in summer, gold/orange in autumn.
Nishiki Gawa 4-U-O
The rough pine like bark is the outstanding feature of this cultivar, light green in spring and strong orange/red in autumn.
O’kagami 3-S
Large leafed magnificent glossy blackish/red foliage in the summer, brilliant fiery scarlet in spring and autumn.
Omuryama 3-S-A-O
A spectacular having pendulous branches with age like a weeping
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willow, leaves are deeply divided and a brilliant green, gold/crimson in the autumn.
Orange Dream 2-S-O
Orange/yellow in spring turning yellow/green in the summer and yellow in autumn.
Orido Nishiki 3-U-Sh-C
Overall colour is a deep green and the variegations are very divers, spring new growth is a mix of white, cream and bright pink.
Osakazuki 4-U-A
One of the best for autumn foliage, rich dark green in summer turning intense crimson in the autumn.
Otome Zakura 3-C
Similar to Shindeshojo but with a deeper blood red spring colour.
Peaches & Cream 3-Sh
A member of the Shigatatsu Sawa group with cream and rose leaves in spring, staying pink edged through the summer and turning yellowish in autumn. A delicate form.
Pixie 2
Forms a dense bush with deep purple leaves in summer turning crimson in autumn.
Sazanami 4-A
The deeply divided leaves are green in the summer turning bright golden in the autumn.
Satsuka Beni 3-C
A strong growing form with fine red edges to the green leaves in spring turning bright red in autumn.
Seigen 2-S-C
A small leafed plant with bright red foliage in spring, green in summer and yellow/orange in autumn.
Senkaki or Sango Kaku 4-U-O
Coral bark maple. Brilliant coral bark in the winter, attractive green foliage in the summer.
Sharps Pygmy 2
A very dwarf cultivar which is green in the summer and orange/scarlet in the autumn.
Shindeshojo 3-S-C
Brilliant spring foliage of bright scarlet or crimson/scarlet.

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Reddish/green in summer and red/orange in the autumn.
Shishigashira 2-US
Tight compact growth and bright crinkly leaves. Autumn colour orange/crimson.
Shishio or Chishio 2-S-C
Foliage is like Shindeshojo but more orange/red with smaller leaves and it makes a small dense bush.
Shiraz. New introduction spectacular variegated form, green, cream and pink, improving in colour with exposure to the sun.
Shishio Improved 3-S-C
Brighter foliage than Shishio and slightly larger leaves with more vigour.
Skeeters Broom 4-A-US
An upright growing form, light red in the spring turning deep purple/red in the summer.
Suminagashi 4-S
Well separated lobed leaves, bright red in spring, deep maroon in the summer glowing red in autumn.
Tennyo No Hoshi 4-U
A strong growing form with small leaves lightly variegated with cream over a green background.
Trompenburg 3-U
Attractive dark purple leaves with edges rolled down, crimson in the autumn.
Ukigumo 3-US-Sh-C
Outstanding variegated foliage of light green freckled and blended with pink and white.
Ukon 2-US
Yellow in spring turning green with yellow marbling in summer, yellow/orange in autumn.
Acer Palmatum Dissectum Varieties

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Except for Seiryu, all of the dissected leaf forms from a mound shaped small shrub with cascading foliage of delicate appearance with multi- divided leaves.
Baldsmith 2-M
A very good form, bright orange/red Spring foliage, turning a mixture of green/orange/red in Summer, with an Autumn colour of yellow and orange.
Crimson Queen 2-M
Deep red/purple foliage all summer and fiery scarlet in autumn,
Emerald lace 2-M
Darker green than other dissectums, a fast grower with a very weeping habit, turning purple in Autumn.
Ever Red 2-M
Excellent red form holding colour well, bronze late summer and bright red in autumn.
Filligree 2-M-Sh
Fine lace like foliage, light green in summer and a rich gold in autumn.
Flavescens 2-M
Distinct yellow/green spring foliage, light green in summer and yellow autumn tones.
Goshiki Shidare 2-M-O-Sh
Red/green leaves variegated with shades of cream and pink, foliage colour may vary from year to year.
Inaba Shidare 2-M-O
Outstanding large deep purple/red leaves, vigorously growing all summer crimson in autumn.
Kiri Nishiki 2-M
A more substantial green form, intense gold in autumn.
Lionheart 3-S-O
Strong growing maroon/red form, slightly more upright when growing fast, becoming more pendulous with age, good autumn show.
Orangeola 2-M
A strong growing Dissectum, opening orange/red in spring, turning red/brown in summer and then a bright orange/red in autumn.
Ornatum 2-M
Bronze/red in spring turning green in summer and an intense gold in

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autumn.
Palmatifidium 2-M-A
“The Eagle Claw Maple” coarser foliage, brilliant green in the summer and yellow/gold in autumn.
Red Dragon 2-M
Deep purple/red colour maintained well through summer, bright crimson in autumn.
Red Filligree Lace 2-M-Sh
Having the finest almost impossibly, dissected foliage of dark purple/red through the summer.
Seiryu 3-U-O-A
Unique dissected form having upright growth with bright green foliage forming a small dense medium tree, spectacular autumn colour of gold and crimson.
Tamukeyama 2-M
A good dark purple form similar to Crimson Queen but faster growing, bright scarlet in autumn.
Toyama Nishiki 2-M-Sh-O
Basic leaf colour of purple/red to green/red, some leaves may be completely pink as they open, foliage will vary.
Virides 2-M
The best known elegant green form, gold/crimson in autumn.
Zaaling 2-M
A fast growing green form with orange/red autumn tones.
Over the years amongst the thousands of seedlings we produce odd

ones catch the eye, the following are some of these, and they’ve been grown on for several years to be sure of their habit.
Ebony red 3-SUA
Striking red new growth, deep dark red in Summer turning vivid red in Autumn.
Firecracker 3-SUA
Burgundy brown Spring and Summer with olive green stems, maturing with a light green vein, vibrant gold/orange/red in Autumn.
Fliss 4-UOA
Rich copper new growth, yellow green during Summer, pale creamy yellow in Autumn, boasting unusual orange/yellow bark in Winter.
Laura’s dwarf 1-US
Very small green leaves during Spring/Summer with tones of red orange, yellow in Autumn, very slow growing.
Milligan 2-Us C
Crimson pink new growth, maturing to a veined blue/green/cream leaf for Summer, shades of yellow/orange/red in Autumn.
Miranda 2-US
Bright light green new growth with partially cut leaf, staying green for Summer turning rich yellow with hints of red in Autumn.
Pink blush 2-US
Green new growth with a pink blush to leaf tips, leaves have an attractive drooping habit, staying green for Summer, maroon red in Autumn, has good compact habit.
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@Jaybee63 that list is going to have a few salivating. All grafted himself. That is essential and especially now we have the silly import fees.

 

Their plants have a “completely” different look to what you find in the nurseries.
Naturally grown, mostly no tying into a stake, so bent, twisted, contorted, with the true shape you’d expect a maple to form.
So if you want something for a pond where the branching on a dissection cascades all to one side, this is your place.
Besides what they have on general display, they have tons of stock all over the place so it’s good to ask as they may have it tucked away

 

@Luke’s Maples, Hi Luke, you mentioned yesterday about a nursery you were very impressed with. Any chance of adding it here for other UK members to see ?

 

Hey Derek. Yes it’s one I have looked at many times and spoken with the owners on occasion too. Unfortunately they do not do mail order and Mark @ROEBUK said it’s quite hard to find but... well worth it apparently.

Japanese Maple - Acers - Bays Nursery and Acer Centre Wisbech Cambridgeshire

 

Excellent Luke, this is what is needed for J @Jaybee63 thread.

 

This one I spoke about on the other thread, but it should go here as well. I have very recently added it to the Maples Resources page, but I think it should go here for everyone to note.

Miles Japanese Maples

It's a young business, but I get the impression Miles is going to be a great asset to maple enthusiasts over the coming years in the purchase of quality maples. He also does mail order.

 

I spoke to him for about an hour this morning Derek. What a lovely chap :-)

 

Agreed Luke, he is also a great asset to the Society, 'young and enthusiastic'. Hope you were able to discuss with him what we were talking about. I did pre warn him as you know.

 

Oh yes, that was the first thing I mentioned. I’m now No.2 on the list lol

 

Brilliant!!!!

 

You guys now have me intrigued, lol

 

See my PM.

 

I would think law enforcement authorities would have a list of known grafters. Otherwise of course there is the RHS, which I searched for "acer palmatum" (result with links to supplier information below):

Help, advice & tips from the RHS on all kinds of plants / RHS Gardening

 

Not hard to find in the sense of if you go there in the daytime no problems , i went there on a cold dark winters night , and lets just say the street lighting and road signing in that part of the country is diabolical it's like a land time as forgot way out in the sticks.
Won't have a problem in three weeks time though when i go back again in the daylight with a van !!!!!

 

Awhhh what are you getting M ? Sounds exciting?

 

To be honest don't have a clue as yet ,will know when i get there though , just promised myself i would go back in the day light and have a good look around, does have some very nice cultivars though, day out if nothing else and a nice drive in the country , only a small van so i won't be going silly that's for sure plus i also have to pick another tree up from Pat at Hippo on my way back , ordered it well over a year ago but haven't been able to collect since the lock down started.

 

Sounds like fun M, I'm sure you will let us all know what you buy. Looking at the website they do have a lot of choices and you never know what might be hidden in a dark corner.

 

So what’s the furthest someone has travelled to go on an Acer hunt?
For me, it’s 3.5bhours, but this was tied into a work trip.
Just to pick up an Acer, 2.5 hours each way.

 

Good morning J, not too far for me, just under a couple of hours to RHS Wisley and last year to Oxford a similar time.
I know Luke @Luke’s Maples has travelled a lot further.
I do remember reading a few years back that a couple spent their holidays touring to pick up maples they had researched. Sounded like fun, with wonderful souvenirs to come home with.
Last year A @sun travelled from Austria to Germany to pick up some lovely specimens for her garden. I hope she will see this thread and say what the distance was, but I do know it required an overnight stay. So more than two hours.
Also on the forum a member from the US ,who I cannot remember, travelled massive distances to pick up some trees. I think it was from Mr Maple.

 

Personally, I’d make the 4 hour journey to Packhorse, it’s convincing my wife, lol

 

Lol, I know what you mean. But an 8 hour round trip is so very tiring. Not for me these days tbh.

 

You’re absolutely right Derek. I drove from here in Oxford (the south side) all the way up to pick up a Purple Ghost from Mark @ROEBUK. It was a good 3.5 hrs each way. We had a good chin wag whilst I was there though and I got home tired but not bit regretful. Unfortunately I had to sell the tree due to moving house, so someone else will be enjoying the fruits of my labour as I write this.