Prunus spinosa (Hedging) Osmanthus armatus The pyramidal to round crown

The pyramidal to round crown bears dark-green leaves often scalloped and glabrous when mature

For best colour grow in full sun but can also manage partial shade

Roots are generally deep and fairly unproblematic

The purple-tinted seed pods are often conspicuous from July onwards

A handsome cultivar with a broadly vase-shaped habit bearing red catkins in early spring followed by eye-catching maroon-coloured spring foliage

Prunus spinosa (Hedging) Osmanthus armatus The pyramidal to round crownA deciduous native hedgerow species with dark, dense, spiny branches, producing white flowers in March or early April, followed by sloe berries in autumn, blue at first, later shining black. Slow to moderate growth rate. Flat surface roots. H7