Trees for Autumn Colour

As the nights get darker, it’s time to brighten up your garden! It simply wouldn’t be autumn without the jewel box of colours on our trees right now - fiery reds, glowing oranges, coppers, purples and golden yellows. Our growers have chosen the best performing and brightest varieties for your space, all grown on our specialist tree nursery in the South Downs and sent fresh from the field.

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  • Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Sorbus 'Chinese Lace' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ42
    ÂŁ55 From ÂŁ42

    Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Sorbus 'Chinese Lace'

    Exceptionally bright red berries

    • Neat, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Dark green, finely-cut leaflets (turning red)
    • Ideal for city and roadside gardens

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  • Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ39
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ39

    'Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus

    Unique copper-coloured berries

    • Spreading, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Green leaves, white blooms, bright berries
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ61
    ÂŁ61

    'Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree

    Beautiful in every season

    • A compact, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Masses of white blossom in spring
    • Fruits that look like rosy apple sweets!

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  • 'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    ÂŁ55
    ÂŁ55

    'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree

    Blooms worthy of any noble court

    • Regal spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Wonderfully fragrant, snow-white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 'Forest Pansy' Canadian Redbud Tree | Cercis canadensis Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ61
    ÂŁ61

    'Forest Pansy' Canadian Redbud Tree | Cercis canadensis

    A myriad of bright colours

    • Evocative spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Ruby leaves (orange in autumn), pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Pleached Photinia Tree | Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ275
    ÂŁ275

    Pleached Photinia Tree | Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'

    Scorching red screening plant

    • Charming pleached tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 3.2m
    • Bold red and green foliage, white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Photinia 'Compacta' | Iron Frame Trellis Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ121
    ÂŁ121

    Photinia 'Compacta' | Iron Frame Trellis

    Small in stature, big on impact

    • Formal, rectangular shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.9m
    • Vivid red evergreen foliage
    • More compact than most photinias

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  • Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Bella' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ55
    ÂŁ55

    Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica 'Bella'

    Compact and oh-so-colourful

    • Bushy, often multi-stemmed tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Red spring flowers and colour-changing leaves
    • Ornamental flaky bark in winter

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  • Variegated Norway Maple Tree | Acer platanoides 'Drummondii' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ55
    From ÂŁ55

    Acer platanoides 'Drummondii' | Variegated Maple Tree

    Glorious cream-margined leaves

    • Bushy, oval (sometimes rounded) tree
    • Large tree - up to 12m (can be kept shorter)
    • Stunning cream and green variegated leaves
    • Exceptional autumn hues of orange and bronze

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  • Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ44
    ÂŁ45 From ÂŁ44

    Red Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Garnet'

    The gem your garden deserves

    • Bushy, weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Jewel-toned, deeply-lobed foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 'White Wax' Rowan Tree | Sorbus arnoldiana Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ66
    ÂŁ66

    'White Wax' Rowan Tree | Sorbus arnoldiana

    Clouds of snow white berries

    • Upright to spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Snowy fruits and flowers, good autumn colour
    • Highly popular with wildlife

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  • 'Rudolph' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ55
    ÂŁ55

    'Rudolph' Crabapple Tree

    More magical than any reindeer!

    • Impressive, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Stunning pink flowers, bright red fruits
    • Fabulous spring and autumn foliage colour

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  • Red Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ50
    From ÂŁ50

    Red Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'

    Worthy of reigning any garden!

    • Bushy, broadly upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 5m
    • Serrated, wine-red, deciduous leaves
    • An excellent choice for smaller gardens

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  • Copper Beech Tree | Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ39
    ÂŁ39

    Copper Beech Tree | Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea'

    A purple-leaved classic

    • Strong, spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Wreathed in brilliant, bold purple foliage
    • Provides excellent contrast to green foliage

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ110
    ÂŁ140 ÂŁ110

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg'

    A Dutch delight

    • Glorious shrubby tree
    • Small tree - grows to 4m
    • Downwards-curving, purple, deciduous foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ41
    ÂŁ54 From ÂŁ41

    White Weeping Cherry Blossom Tree | Prunus yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshino'

    Loved by pollinators

    • Elegant weeping tree
    • Can grow to 2.2m (depending on form)
    • Bowl shaped pale pink flowers
    • Blossoms in April

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Scarlett' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    ÂŁ55
    ÂŁ55 ÂŁ55

    'Scarlett' Crabapple Tree

    Arching boughs, scented blooms

    • Delightful spreading tree
    • Small tree - grows to 3m
    • Fragrant pink blooms, colour-changing foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Ueno Yama' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ110
    ÂŁ110

    Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Ueno Yama'

    Superb spring and autumn colour

    • Upright and bushy tree
    • Small tree - grows to 3m
    • Foliage in shades of orange, green and yellow
    • Looks brilliant alongside other shrubs

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  • Eastern Redbud Tree | Cercis canadensis Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ61
    ÂŁ61

    Eastern Redbud Tree | Cercis canadensis

    Pink blooms illuminate the sky

    • Vase-shaped to rounded tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 10m
    • Heart-shaped foliage and myriad pink blooms
    • Foliage possesses a fabulous papery quality

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  • Wedding Cake Tree | Cornus contraversa 'Variegata' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ83
    ÂŁ83

    Wedding Cake Tree | Cornus contraversa 'Variegata'

    Unique form and colour

    • Highly-unusual tiered tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Bright, variegated leaves (green and cream)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Multi-Stem Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ72
    From ÂŁ72

    Multi-Stem Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

    More stems, more impact!

    • Spreading, multi-branched tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Green, pinnate leaflets take on fiery hues
    • Birds love the bright-red, autumn berries

    Currently out of stock

  • Canadian Red Maple Tree | Acer rubrum 'Fairview Flame' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ72
    ÂŁ72

    Canadian Red Maple Tree | Acer rubrum 'Fairview Flame'

    A hot autumn display

    • Bushy, pyramidal (or conical) tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Dazzling, flame-red autumn foliage
    • Ideal as a feature tree in a large lawn

    Currently out of stock

  • Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ61
    ÂŁ61

    'Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree

    Perfect for pollinators

    • A rounded, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Scented white blooms in spring
    • Golden yellow leaves in autumn

    Currently out of stock

  • Small-Leaved Lime Tree | Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange' Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ61
    ÂŁ61

    Small-Leaved Lime Tree | Tilia cordata 'Winter Orange'

    Stunning orange shoots in winter

    • Fiery columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Green foliage turns a rich yellow in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Green Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Dissectum' Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ33
    ÂŁ60 From ÂŁ33

    Green Weeping Japanese Maple Tree | Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'

    Low-growing, high impact

    • Bushy, gently weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows to 2.5m
    • Leaves turn red, orange and yellow in autumn
    • Can be grown in containers

    Currently out of stock

  • Large-leaved Lime Tree | Tilia platyphyllos Ornamental Trees
    ÂŁ72
    ÂŁ72

    Large-leaved Lime Tree | Tilia platyphyllos

    Flowering favourite of bees

    • Rounded upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Butter yellow autumn hues, fragrant flowers
    • Fragrant flowers a favourite with bees

    Currently out of stock

  • Paperbark Maple Tree | Acer griseum Ornamental Trees
    From ÂŁ110
    From ÂŁ110

    Paperbark Maple Tree | Acer griseum

    A Chinese acer with peeling bark

    • Upright, oval tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 5m (in first 20 years)
    • Veined green leaves turn red in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe

Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.

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Choose your trees for autumn colour

Choose your trees for autumn colour

If you have the space you can choose trees covering the whole autumnal palette of red (Juneberry), orange (Snowy Mespilus) and gold (Judas Tree). For smaller spaces, our favourites include John Downie Crabapple (orange and yellow) and Cherry Blossom The Bride (red). Cherry Blossoms are generally a good choice for a spectrum of autumnal colour - especially Autumnalis Rosea. As for the quintessential autumn trees? A large Sweetgum (red, orange and yellow) or a more compact Katsura (yellow, orange, pink, red and purple!).

Where to grow your trees for autumn colour

Where to grow your trees for autumn colour

Trees with vibrant autumn colour are generally hardy and suited to all fertile, well-drained soils. Make sure to assist growing young trees by staking them and watering in well after planting. For maximum visual impact, choose a position which can be seen from a window on a cold day, or by a path, and always check the mature size of your tree to allow enough space for growth.

Care tips

Care tips

Give your trees one last watering when the leaves begin to fall, then hold off throughout the winter. Rake up and compost fallen leaves to allow water and oxygen into the soil. After raking, put a good compost mulch around your tree. Pruning can usually be done in the dormant season.

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