Practicality Brown Ltd specialise in supplying specimen trees of all shapes and sizes to suit your design requirements and that offer instant impact.

Our Nursery can supply whatever you are looking for providing it is commercially grown in Europe!

We stock a shop window of trees that we containerise for all year round planting as well as drawing from contract grown stock from all over Europe.

Our wide range includes :

  • Semi-mature Trees (avenues, clumps, screening, etc.)
  • Specimen Trees (focal points, arboretums, etc.)
  • Screening Trees
  • Espalier Trees of all shapes and sizes
  • Box Head Trees
  • Topiary (Cones, Balls, Obelisks, Pyramids, Domes, etc.)
  • Formed Arches (usually supplied on metal frames)
  • Instant Hedge (see our separate section – click here)

Let us know exactly what you are looking for by and we will start working on your enquiry - Online Enquiry Form – Click Here

Unfortunately this bespoke service cannot give immediate availability and prices so please allow us a few days to gather response from our network of specialist growers.

For immediate pricing on our current selection of containerised stock please see below 

Semi-Mature Trees Photo Album
Photos of Rootball screening and semi-instant hedge material with budget prices
Choose your tree size
Help choosing trees - ideas for different situations with some photos
Rootball sizes and tree weights
Plant Encyclopedia at www.plantpress.com/plant-encyclopedia

Our Clients

Historically we have worked for a wide client base including :

  • Garden Designers and Landscape Architects
  • Private Gardens
  • Local and Government Authorities
  • Golf Courses and Sports Grounds
  • Housing and Commercial Developers
  • Landscape Contractors
  • Film Companies

Our Tree Stock

Practicality Brown offers a combination of home grown, contract grown and outsourced stock which allows full enquiries to be supplied competitively.

Tree sizes supplied range from 14/16cm - 90/100cm girth deciduous trees and 2-12m evergreen trees. Practicality Brown selects from over 250,000 trees in over 200 varieties.

Quality

It would be impossible for all stock to be grown by any one nursery and Practicality Brown has close links with over 20 European nurseries that all specialise in their particular product. This allows Practicality Brown to be able to offer the quantity, quality and selection required to fulfil most UK projects without feeling committed to sell its own produce first as is the case with many traditional nursery businesses.
Practicality Brown Ltd is an ISO 9001 Quality Assured Company.

Price

Practicality Brown maintains strong buying power with its growers and has to compete with other UK nurseries.

The Complete Service

In addition to supplying the trade on a supply only basis, Practicality Brown offers a truly comprehensive service. Once the product is chosen Practicality Brown can see the project through to establishment.

Services on offer include:

  • Sourcing and tagging imported stock
  • Holding and acclimatisation of stock in the UK
  • Ground preparation
  • On-site planting
  • Underground or overhead guying
  • Watering rings
  • Mycorrizzal Fungi installation
  • Polymer Gel installation
  • Maintenance programmes
  • Replacement guarantee

All Year Round Planting

Most semi mature trees are planted between October and April when trees can be lifted while dormant. Practicality Brown does however containerise a selection of large trees every spring that are available for all year round planting. Tree sizes range up to 50/60cm girth which is larger than most UK nurseries would be able to supply.

  Click here for our current Container Tree Stock List - these show you what is available for planting any time of year

Traditional Winter Planting Season

We can offer the widest choice of species, sizes and quantities at this time of year as rootballed trees and and its cheaper than container trees!

  Click here for our Winter Tree Availability List - this shows you the largest size available in each species and variety from October to April. Choose what you like the look of and e-mail us for a price.

We prefer initial enquiries by email as it gives us the information we require to prepare your quotation but do call our Sales Team  with specific enquiries:

 Enquire about Semi-Mature Trees

SALES HOTLINE:
01753 652022
SALES FAXLINE: 01753 653007

Please note that all orders are accepted and sales are made subject to our "Terms and Conditions of Sale and Contract - Tree and Hedge Supply, Installation and Transplanting" which can be read or downloaded here.

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80cm Oak being installed in private garden

Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' 70-80cm
(Fastigiate Hornbeam)

Semi instant hedge grown at Iver

Large specimen trees and shrubs

Topiary in all shapes and sizes