Patio Trees

Fancy a tree but worried you don't have the space? Want to grow fruits and gorgeous blossoms from your balcony? Well, with patio trees you can do just that! These trees are grown and trained in such a way that they'll stay at just a metre or two in height, making them perfect for patios and terraces. Whether you want a glut of delicious apples, pink fluffy cherry blossoms or a formal, topiary bay tree, we've got you covered.

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  • Patio Loropetalum Tree | Loropetalum 'Fire Dance' Ornamental Trees
    From £25
    From £25

    Patio Loropetalum Tree | Loropetalum 'Fire Dance'

    A riot of red-purple flames

    • Bushy patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.2m
    • Burgundy, evergreen leaves and pink flowers
    • Suitable for pots

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  • Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' Ornamental Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Flamingo Willow Tree | Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki'

    A riot of eyecatching colour

    • Charming bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 2m
    • Variegated pink, cream and green foliage
    • Perfect for patio pots and front gardens

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  • Patio Olive Tree | Olea europaea Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Olive Tree | Olea europaea

    Bring the Med to your back door

    • Charming, bushy patio tree
    • Small tree - fits every patio
    • Lanceolate, evergreen, silver-sheened foliage
    • Boasts good drought tolerance

    6 options available

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  • Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura' Ornamental Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    Patio Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'

    Cherry blossoms on the patio?!

    • Patio tree with pendulous, weeping branches
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Bronze to green foliage, double pink blossoms
    • Low-maintenance and fully hardy

    3 options available

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £35 £30

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • The Patio Photinia Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £40
    From £40

    The Patio Photinia Tree Gift

    A gift of novelty & vibrancy

    • Incredible ruby-red foliage
    • Brilliant contrast to green-leaved plants
    • The colour-connoisseur's choice of shrub
    • Need an anniversary present?

    2 options available

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  • The Patio Bay Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £40
    From £40

    The Patio Bay Tree Gift

    A gift of honour and protection

    • Easily shaped and topiaried
    • Wonderfully aromatic foliage
    • For house-proud, first-time buyers
    • New home? New pair of decorative trees...

    2 options available

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  • Patio Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £32
    £35 From £32

    Patio Pear Tree

    Lush pears from the doorstep

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes award-winning varieties
    • Eat fresh, poach or use in baking
    • Melt-in-the-mouth pears, magical blossoms

    4 options available

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  • Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    From £60
    £70 From £60

    Patio Apple and Pear Trees | Perfect Partners

    Your own patio orchard

    • Iconic varieties you can grow in small spaces
    • Fruits with unparalleled flavour
    • Nice and easy to look after
    • Both RHS Award of Garden Merit winners

    1 option available

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  • Grafted Patio Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    Grafted Patio Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    Zingy lemons all year round

    • Evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers
    • Grafted for stronger growth
    • Make the best lemon meringue pie!
    • Fresh, zesty fruits throughout the year

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  • Calamondin Orange Tree | Citrus calamondin Trained Fruit Trees
    £40
    £45 £40

    Calamondin Orange Tree | Citrus calamondin

    Step aside lemon and lime...

    • A combination of sweet and sour
    • Perfect for patio growing
    • Eat fresh, use in drinks or make a marmalade
    • Harvest from July to November

    1 option available

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  • Makrut Lime Tree | Citrus hystrix Soft Fruit
    From £55
    From £55

    Kaffir Lime Tree | Citrus hystrix

    Zest to impress

    • Intensely fragrant, citrusy taste
    • Self-fertile (no cross-pollination needed)
    • Add the leaves and zest to Thai curries
    • Harvest the fruit and leaves all year round

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  • 'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

    Brilliantly compact fig tree

    • Classic fig taste with a moreish sweetness
    • Often produces two crops per year
    • Rustle up a batch of homemade fig rolls
    • Pick your crop in August and September

    4 options available

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  • Brown Turkey Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £35
    From £35

    UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

    By far the best fig for the UK

    • Boasts a traditional, sweet figgy taste
    • Fully hardy and well-suited to the UK climate
    • Caramelise and serve with balsamic vinegar
    • Pick in August and September

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  • Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' Shrubs
    From £18
    From £18

    Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

    Wake up and smell the... Lilac!

    • Perfectly-proportioned, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Stunning, fragrant pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    3 options available

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  • Blood Orange Tree | Citrus sinensis Soft Fruit
    £45
    £60 £45

    Blood Orange Tree | Citrus sinensis

    Vampires love 'em!

    • Big, bold sweetness and tartness
    • Oranges with vibrant, ruby-coloured flesh
    • Eat as wedges or use to make sticky marmalade
    • Harvest from December to April

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  • The Lime Tree Gift Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    £50
    £50

    The Lime Tree Gift

    A gift of vibrancy & excitement

    • Zingy green fruits
    • Flowers and fruits through the year
    • Great for greenhouses
    • A fabulous congratulations present

    1 option available

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  • Olive Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £40
    From £40

    The Olive Tree Gift

    A gift of peace & friendship

    • Silvery evergreen foliage
    • Grows wonderfully in a container
    • An excellent present for busy gardeners
    • Fabulous as a housewarming gift

    2 options available

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  • Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange Trained Fruit Trees
    £45
    £60 £45

    Tiger Orange Tree | Patio 'Arcobal' Orange

    The stripy orange!

    • A beautifully-balanced sweet-tart mix
    • Incredibly unusual striped rind
    • Juice and use in a blood orange G&T
    • Harvest from September to November

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  • Hand of Buddha Citron Tree | Citrus medica digitata Soft Fruit
    £55
    £65 £55

    Hand of Buddha Citron Tree | Citrus medica digitata

    Reach fruiting enlightenment

    • Like lemon zest without the bitterness
    • One of the most unusually-shaped fruits!
    • Use for zesting and making syrupy marmalades
    • Fruits most often harvested from late summer

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  • Patio Orange Tree | Sweet Orange Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £40
    £60 From £40

    Patio Orange Tree | Sweet Orange

    Scented blossoms, juicy fruits

    • Sumptuously sweet and juicy
    • Wonderfully fragrant flowers
    • Eat fresh, juice or slice and candy in sugar
    • Glossy evergreen foliage

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  • Tahiti Patio Lime Tree Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    £40
    £50 £40

    Tahiti Patio Lime Tree

    Zesty limes from your own patio!

    • Punchy acidity with subtle citrus flavour
    • Glorious, glossy foliage and fragrant flowers
    • Use in G&Ts and key lime pie!
    • Known to fruit throughout the year

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  • English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead' Perennial Bedding
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead'

    Lavender... In tree form?!

    • Fragrant, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Purple flower spikes, evergreen foliage
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa 'Flowerfesta® Pink' Shrubs
    £30
    £30 £30

    Patio Lilac Tree | Syringa 'Flowerfesta® Pink'

    Double-flushing, double delight!

    • Incredibly charming patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m
    • Two flushes of fragrant pink flowers
    • The most beautiful fragrance

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  • Patio Beautyberry Tree | Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion' Shrubs
    £32
    £32

    Patio Beautyberry Tree | Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

    Eye-catching purple berries

    • Patio tree with an upright, bushy habit
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Purplish-bronze foliage turning pink
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • Half-Standard Fig Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Half-Standard Fig Tree

    Grow figs from your patio!

    • Lovely sweetness and that classic fig flavour
    • One of the hardiest varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake with honey or use to make jam
    • Usually ready to pick in August and September

    2 options available

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  • The Patio Plum Tree Gift Gift Option
    £50
    £50

    The Patio Plum Tree Gift

    A gift of perseverance

    • Sweet, jammy plums with notes of honey
    • Glorious spring blossom
    • Foodies will *love* this charming tree
    • Who wouldn't want this for their birthday?

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Putting shrubs in the starlight (and boy do they shine…)

Cameron is mad about plants, which is lucky, really, because he’s absolutely surrounded by them here at the nursery. Having studied at the Student Plant Unit at Pershore College, Cameron went on to compete at the Grand Finals for the 2022 Horticulturist of the Year Awards. With a team of dedicated growers on hand to help, Cameron utilises our industry-leading nursery (and the lovely, fertile conditions of the Cotswolds) to grow shrubs that aren’t just good-looking, they’re good-growing too.

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Which patio tree?

Which patio tree?

The patio tree you opt for really depends on personal tastes and preferences; if you’ve got a shadier garden and want something elegant and graceful – maybe something foliage-forward – then a patio acer is ideal. By contrast, if your patio or balcony is a sun trap, then a patio fruit tree (like ‘Appletini’) or a flowering shrub (such as ‘Repens’ ceanothus) will do wonderfully. If winter interest is important to you, then patio evergreens (like eucalyptus or laurel) might be the plants you’re looking for.

Patio tree planting schemes

Patio tree planting schemes

One of the great things about patio trees is that they can be incorporated into a wide range of different planting schemes. Patio citrus and olive trees, for instance, work beautifully when integrated into a Mediterranean planting scheme. Formal gardens benefit from a patio tree that responds well to shaping and topiary, like bay. Cherry blossoms, camellias and acers can all elevate a Japanese-style garden, while a selection of patio fruit trees can give you your own miniature orchard!

Caring for patio trees

Caring for patio trees

Patio trees are typically grown in containers rather than the open ground (though they certainly can be ground-grown). As such, they need more regular watering than their open ground counterparts, as their compost dries out more quickly. This is especially important during hot, dry spells and throughout your tree’s first growing season to help it establish. For patio fruit trees, apply a high-potassium fertiliser (like liquid tomato feed) fortnightly.

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

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| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

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| 2 Jun
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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.

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| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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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
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John-Paul

| 22 May
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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.

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