Gloucestershire based Mount Pleasant Trees provide young bare-rooted trees for hedging, shelterbelts, screening and woodland planting. These are fresh, carefully grown and handled trees with strong roots and great growth potential at competitive prices.
Mixed native hedging is at the heart of our business. We sell species such as hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, field maple, wild privet, oak and lime plus classic ornamental varieties like beech, hornbeam, yew and box. We pride ourselves on supplying a broad range of containerised and bare-rooted arboretum and garden trees, including a strong selection of unusual species.
Whether your priority is stock-proof hedging, meticulous garden design, timber yield or specimen rarity, our range of trees covers the whole planting spectrum.
NEW SEASON HEDGING
Check out the full 2026-2027 price list
Native hedge mix staples
Corylus avellana (Hazel)
40-60cm 1+0; £1.65 (Each per 10), £1.02 (Each per 100)
80-100 1+1; £2.00 (Each per 10), £1.44 (Each per 100)
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn)
40-60cm 1+0; £1.20 (Each per 10), £0.64 (Each per 100), £0.61 (Each per 1000)
60-80 1+0; £1.45 (Each per 10), £0.86 (Each per 100), £0.82 (Each per 1000)
80-100 1+1; £2.00 (Each per 10), £1.25 (Each per 100), £1.20 (Each per 1000)
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)
40-60cm 1+0; 1+0 £1.20 (Each per 10), £0.75 (Each per 100), £0.71 (Each per 1000)
60-80 1+0; £1.40 (Each per 10), £0.84 (Each per 100), £0.81 (Each per 1000)
80-100 1+0 £2.05 (Each per 10), £1.42 (Each per 100)
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
2026 -2027 New Season Specimen Tree Highlights
A more tightly branched and compact headed specimen than most other varieties of rubrum. The green leaves with a blue green underside turn stunning shades of orange and scarlet in the autumn
Habit – a compact-growing, medium-sized tree. Colours better on acid soils.
250cm (8ft) bare-root £55.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
This variant of the glorious red maple has glossy green leaves with a lighter underside which turn brilliant red in the autumn.
Habit – Round-headed, medium tree. Colours better on acid soils.
200-250cm (7-8ft) 12L £50.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Deep, pinnately lobed leaves. Purple male catkins appear during the spring followed by false cones, which are very popular with the birds! Stunning yellow autumn colours.
Habit – Medium tree, conical outline.
250cm (8ft) bare-root £45.00 +VAT
Alnus glutinosa (Common alder) specimens also available
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
An elegant tree with glossy green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Its main feature is its bark – brown-purple with copper-orange markings.
Habit - medium-sized tree (10m to 20m)
200-250cm (7-8ft) bare-root £50.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
The ‘Spider Alley’ variant of the silver birch is distinguished by its eye-catching twisted stems and branches
Habit – Small tree (up to 10m)
250cm (8ft) bare-root £55.00 +VAT
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This elegant variety of birch has rich burgundy leaves which contrast with the white-stemmed
bark. The leaves turn yellow, orange and red in the autumn.
Habit - medium tree (10-15m).
250cm (8ft) bare-root £55.00 +VAT
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This beautiful tree features a remarkable white, peeling stem. A robust ornamental choice.
Habit – Slender medium tree (15m to 25m).
200cm (7ft) bare-root £40.00 +VAT
200cm (7ft) multistem 45L £100.00 +VAT
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This stunning patented cultivar, discovered here in the early nineties, grows like our common hornbeam but its leaves turn orange and red each autumn. Its seasonal show is up there with many of the better known (but generally more difficult to grow) autumn colouring favourites. Bagging significant horticultural accolades this is a wonderful tree, since Hornbeam is such an adaptable and reliable species. Demand is always high so order early to avoid disappointment.
Habit - Medium tree (10-20m).
180-210cm (6-7ft) bare-root £55.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
This elegant tree has small heart-shaped leaves which turn from green to pale yellow or pink. The leaves are scented like burnt sugar in autumn.
Habit - Small to medium tree (up to 15m to 20m) with a branching habit.
250cm (8ft) bare-root £45.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Plant of the year at Chelsea 2021, this beautiful redbud cultivar features new foliage which emerges deep red in colour, changing to burnt orange and golden yellow as the leaves mature continually throughout the year.
Habit –Small tree or shrub.
120-150cm (4-5ft) bare-root £68.00 +VAT
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An eye-catching variant of the Midland Hawthorn which has striking crimson spring flowers
with a distinctive white centre and red berries in autumn.
Habit – Small rounded tree (up to 10m).
200cm (7ft) bare-root £30.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Beautiful ornamental thorn with large lobed leaves, small or no thorns and extra-large edible fruits.
Habit - small sized tree with a compact head (8-10m).
200cm (7ft) bare-root £30.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Liquidambars are showstoppers in the autumn when their beautiful maple-type leaves turn to stunning shades of crimson and orange.
Habit – Large tree (can be shaped and maintained at smaller height)
180-210cm (6-7ft) bare-root £35.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email info@mountpleasanttrees.com
Maple-like, deeply three-lobed, bright green leaves which turn an intense, fiery display of oranges and deep reds in autumn. Large, white flowers in spring.
Habit – Compact, upright tree
120-150cm (5-6ft) bare-root £20.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
This lovely tree has all the wonderful features of the common Parrotia persica but a more upright habit.
Habit – Small upright tree (up to 10m)
175-200cm (6-7ft) bare-root £52.00 +VAT
This lovely evergreen has intense garnet-red new leaves with deeply toothed/serrated edges, They mature to deep glossy green over the summer and shift to orange-red tones in autumn
Habit – Evergreen shrub/small tree
120-150cm (4-5ft) 3L container £15.00 +VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
This exceptional variant of Oriental Plane was discovered here at Mount Pleasant by Geoff Locke about 40 years ago. The unique feature is that in autumn, the leaves on older trees normally develop stunning orange and red colours. After many years of trialling here, this tree was released for the first time last year and was selected by the editor of the Royal Horticultural Society Plant Finder guide who highlights it as “a new gem for 2026”. Only available here.
Habit – Large, fast-growing tree
240cm+ (8ft) bare-root £55.00+VAT
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com
Acer campestre (Field maple)
40-60cm 1+0; £1.10 (Each per 10), £0.73 (Each per 100)
60-80 1+0; £1.50 (Each per 10), £0.96 (Each per 100)
100-125cm; 1+1 £2.00 (Each per 10) £1.60 (Each per 100)
To order call 01454 260 348 or email tom@mountpleasanttrees.com