Early Flowering Trees

What is more exciting than the first sightings of blossoms lighting up the final dark days of winter? These are the trees you need to provide that early spark in your very own garden. All of our trees are grown by our expert ornamental tree grower, Danielle, in the heart of the New Forest, packed carefully on the nursery and sent directly to your door by a specialist courier.

Ornamental trees (232) Cherry blossom trees (31)Crabapple trees (28)Birch trees (10)Willow trees (11)Acer trees (32)
  • Vilmorinii Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    ÂŁ55 From ÂŁ38

    Vilmorin's Rowan Tree | Sorbus vilmorinii

    Red berries turn stunning white

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Green, lacy leaves turn purple come autumn
    • Aids native wildlife and bees

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  • Corkscrew Willow | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    From ÂŁ38

    Corkscrew Willow Tree | Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'

    Uniquely-shaped twisting stems

    • Beautiful upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Lush green foliage, contorted branches
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • 'Joseph Rock' Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ35
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ35

    'Joseph Rock' Rowan Tree | Sorbus

    Sunburst yellow berries

    • Bushy, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Vivid red autumn foliage
    • Tolerant of pollution

    2 options available

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  • Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ65
    ÂŁ70 From ÂŁ65

    Sweetgum Tree | Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

    Spectacular autumn hues

    • Broadly pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Lobed deciduous leaves turn fiery in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ38

    Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

    The ultimate wildlife tree

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Spectacular autumn colour
    • Suitable for all garden sizes

    3 options available

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  • Whitebeam Tree | Sorbus aria 'Lutescens' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ30
    ÂŁ65 From ÂŁ30

    Whitebeam Tree | Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'

    Glorious white springtime blooms

    • Bushy, upright tree (spreading with maturity)
    • Large tree - grows up to 10m
    • Silver-green, deciduous leaves
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ30
    ÂŁ37 From ÂŁ30

    'Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree

    The perfect specimen tree

    • A beautifully weeping, small tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • White blooms emerge from carmine pink buds
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Hybrid Cockspur Thorn | Crataegus x lavallei 'Carrierei' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ70
    ÂŁ75 ÂŁ70

    Hybrid Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus x lavalleei 'Carrierei'

    Holds leaves late into the year

    • Broad, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 10m
    • Stunning creamy-white single flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ50
    From ÂŁ50

    Indian Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'

    Fragrant summer blooms

    • Bold spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Cordate, velvety foliage and dainty blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix Chrysocoma Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ30
    From ÂŁ30

    Golden Weeping Willow Tree | Salix 'Chrysocoma'

    The iconic weeping tree!

    • Elegantly weeping tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Chartreuse leaves becoming glossy green
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    3 options available

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  • Golden Rain Tree | Laburnum watereri 'Vossii' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    ÂŁ55 From ÂŁ38

    Golden Chain Tree | Laburnum watereri 'Vossii'

    Glorious buttercup-yellow sprays

    • Broadly spreading tree
    • Medium tree – grows up to 8m
    • Pendulous yellow racemes up to 50cm long
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Golden False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    From ÂŁ38

    Golden False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

    Elegant white flower clusters

    • Naturally bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Lime-yellow leaves and scented white flowers
    • Almost unparalleled vibrancy of foliage

    2 options available

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  • Foxglove Tree | Paulownia tomentosa Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ65
    ÂŁ70 ÂŁ65

    Foxglove Tree | Paulownia tomentosa

    AKA the princess tree!

    • Charming spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Light green, cordate leaves and lilac flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Scarlet Japanese Rowan Tree | Sorbus commixta 'Embley' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ38

    Scarlet Japanese Rowan Tree | Sorbus commixta 'Embley'

    Incredible autumn colour!

    • Upright, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Autumnal hues of purple, red and orange
    • Attracts all manner of birds to your garden

    2 options available

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  • Broad-Leaved Cockspur Thorn Tree | Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    From ÂŁ38

    Broad-Leaved Cockspur Thorn Tree | Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

    An unbeatable floral display

    • Broad and bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Clusters of single white blooms in spring
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Jelly King' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ28
    ÂŁ30 From ÂŁ28

    'Jelly King' Crabapple Tree

    The best for jam-making

    • A proudly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Myriad linen-white flowers appear in spring
    • Harvests increase with age

    2 options available

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  • Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus Serrula Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ36
    ÂŁ38 From ÂŁ36

    Single Stem Tibetan Cherry Tree | Prunus serrula

    Coppery-hued, stripy bark

    • Bushy, rounded tree
    • Incredible peeling, papery bark
    • Verdant green foliage and dainty white blooms
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • 'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ34
    ÂŁ36 From ÂŁ34

    'The Bride' Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus incisa

    Fiery autumn foliage

    • Compact rounded shape
    • Ideal for small spaces, growing to 4x4m
    • Light pink buds open to snowy white flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    3 options available

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  • John Downie Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ30
    ÂŁ36 From ÂŁ30

    'John Downie' Crabapple Tree

    An incredibly popular variety

    • An oval, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • A riot of single, snow-white spring blossoms
    • Perfect pectin content for jams

    2 options available

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  • Sheerwater Seedling' Sorbus Tree Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ60
    ÂŁ65 ÂŁ60

    'Sheerwater Seedling' Sorbus Tree

    A bona fide wildlife magnet

    • Upright, oval tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Vibrant orange and red autumn colours
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Small Pink Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Okame' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ36
    ÂŁ38 From ÂŁ36

    Small Pink Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Okame'

    One of the earliest bloomers

    • Classically bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 4m
    • Single, punchy pink blooms
    • Blossoms from March to April

    2 options available

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  • Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ45
    ÂŁ50 From ÂŁ45

    Ginkgo Biloba | Maidenhair Tree

    Older than the dinosaurs

    • Conical, columnar tree (spreading with age)
    • Large tree – grows up to 10m
    • Distinctive deciduous, fan-shaped leaves
    • Incredible golden autumn colour

    2 options available

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  • Purple Leaf Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ38
    ÂŁ54 From ÂŁ38

    Purple Leaf Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus serrulata 'Royal Burgundy'

    Striking deep purple foliage

    • Upright and gently spreading shape
    • Ideal for medium spaces, growing to 8x4m
    • Double, ruffled rose pink flowers
    • Blossoms in March-April

    1 option available

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  • Red Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ35
    ÂŁ54 From ÂŁ35

    Red Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'

    Intensely vivid, hot pink blooms

    • Round-crowned, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Myriad fully-double pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • 'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ40
    From ÂŁ40

    'Kilmarnock' Dwarf Weeping Willow Tree | Salix caprea

    A weeping tree… On your patio?!

    • Proudly weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Fuzzy grey-yellow catkins, deciduous foliage
    • Can easily be grown on a patio

    3 options available

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  • 'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ28
    ÂŁ30 From ÂŁ28

    'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree

    Ruby red, jewel-like fruits

    • A charming, upright-to-spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Clouds of pinkish white blossom in spring
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Magnolia 'Genie' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ35
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ35

    Magnolia 'Genie'

    The kind of blooms you wish for!

    • Elegant upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Chalice-shaped, wine-coloured flowers
    • Winner of the Dutch 'KVBC Award Gold'

    1 option available

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South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
five star rating on Trustpilot

I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
five star rating on Trustpilot

As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
five star rating on Trustpilot

Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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