We do love a bargain, especially if it's this ridiculously good...
Five trees for a fiver! Even Twinkles was impressed!
Yep, that's £1 a tree (US$1.67).We spotted this fantastic bargain last Saturday in Poplars Garden Centre when we visited to buy some compost. They wanted to clear out some old stock to make way for new ones and several trees that didn't look perfect last year simply had to go this year. And when they want plants gone, they don't mess around with price reductions!
Hardy, deciduous trees that are and look exotic! If you like the look of Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate' then you're likely to like this one
At £1 a tree, how could we go home with just one? We never did manage to get some compost but instead we went home with five trees instead.If you like the look of Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum then you're likely to find this attractive too (just ignore the pink flowers in the spring)
A tree with relatively big leaves and purple too!
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' when in leaf
It was a good selection of trees too that were reduced, most were relatively small growing trees with gorgeous habit and foliage. They were all still leafless, which made us suspect that they were likely to be actually dead hence the huge reduction but checking them up close they were full of buds ready to burst to life in the next few days or so. When we asked a member of staff why they were reduced she said they were simply not 'perfect looking' enough hence they had to go.
Small buds, big promises
Oh well, they'll be perfect for us, especially at that price! They were tall specimens with the tallest of the five being over eight foot tall. They should provide some instant impact to wherever they will be planted.Do you find the Indian Bean Tree, Catalpa bignioides attractive? Then you're likely to be attracted to this too. The fifth tree with no photo of the tag is Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Sunburst'
Only time will tell how healthy they all actually are and we'll get a good clue in the next few days. We hope they do well and flourish because if they do, then these five trees will be the best plant bargains we've ever had.One of them, the Forest Pansy, and our second one in the garden (see My Favourite Pansy) immediately found a home
Not bad at all eh? Cheaper than most bedding plants!Mark :-)