Want to buy an established Acer

skiTTish

Hi ,It mine and hubbies 14th anniversary soon and we have decided we are going to 'buy each other ' An acer instead of buying each other gifts .Yeah I know it sounds really sappy ( pardon teh pun..)
I have forgotten the name of the one we are after ( the tall red delicate feathery one ?)
But want to know the best place to buy an established one please ?
Looking to spend around £300 ish ?
Thankoo

amcluesent

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

>But want to know the best place to buy an established one please ?<

Hmm, somewhere like Hillier? £300 sounds like a lot - how about a huge tree fern?

skiTTish

amcluesent wrote: »

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

Thank you That sounds familiar

skiTTish

amcluesent wrote: »

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

>But want to know the best place to buy an established one please ?<

Hmm, somewhere like Hillier? £300 sounds like a lot - how about a huge tree fern?

amcluesent wrote: »

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen'

>But want to know the best place to buy an established one please ?<

Hmm, somewhere like Hillier? £300 sounds like a lot - how about a huge tree fern?

Oh ,good ,cheaper would be better
We were looking at one around 12 ft in local garden center ,it was £140 .
They said they couldn't supply one larger but we would be looking at £250 -£300 .They were pretty unhelpful ,think they wanted us to get their smaller one

Kay_Peel

There are specialist Acer nurseries - I saw one firm exhibit at a Tatton Park Flower Show. I think it was this one:

http://www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk/packhorsefarm.htm (Pack Horse farm)

but it may have been this one:

http://www.chewvalleytrees.co.uk/specimen-ornamental-trees/acer-maple/

The thing about a specialist nursery is that they stock a full range, with some unusual varieties. Chew Valley has some photos and descriptions on their websites, with prices.

westiea

Hi
Packhorse Farm Nursery is a specialist Acer nursery - based near Matlock in Derbyshire - they are doing various plant fairs, hopefully one will be near you? Great plants and really helpful (as are all specialist growers) !!

TonyMMM

Tendercare at Denham is the place to buy specimen plants and large trees .....it's where all a lot of the TV garden design people get them from ....not cheap though.

http://www.tendercare.co.uk/index.htm