Our Stock List for the 2018
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2018 - 2019 www.junker.co.uk elcome to our stock list for the new season. You’re welcome to come and have a look and join us in W enjoying watching it all develop, but please do keep in mind We remain committed to growing the most exciting plants to that we are only open by appointment, to ensure that either the best of our ability, and to giving you the kind of personal myself or my son Torsten will be available to show you the service that seems to have almost disappeared from society plants. these days. I make no bones about emphasizing this. We propagate everything that we sell from our own stock plants, Our delivery service becomes increasingly relevant with our and grow on here in Somerset. We do not buy in to re-sell. It larger plants — most areas are accessible with patience. We is our belief that too many plants are imported, with inherent use different methods according to the size and nature of the establishment, pest and environmental concerns. I urge you to plants, and the destination. Please ask. “Buy British”! The following listing is intended to include all plants that will We’re doing things a little differently here: we believe that the be available over the next season. Inevitably there will be use of peat-based composts and plastic pots is not sustainable, things I’ve missed, and others will sell out since we only sell so we are growing an increasing amount of our stock in the plants which we grow ourselves. I have once again produced a open ground, to be lifted, root-balled and wrapped (not to be simple list rather than a descriptive catalogue. As we increase confused with “bare-root” which is never as satisfactory.) the number of varieties that we grow, particularly the number There are numerous advantages to this apparently “old- of cultivars within a given genus, so the quantity of any one fashioned” method, not least of which is the production of variety decreases. This was making the descriptive catalogue hardier, more robust plants. They have an established natural increasingly unwieldy, and with current environmental root system, and are used to growing outside in the real world. awareness, I am also mindful of paper usage. Times change Thus they are better acclimatised and will be far more tolerant and the internet is becoming more ubiquitous. The intention of the extremes of weather we seem to be experiencing than with this list is that it is easier for you to print off (either soft plants pushed on in artificial conditions. These more completely or specific sections) allowing you to make notes of robust plants will need less staking and protection when personal interest as you either walk round the nursery here, or planted. research the plants at home. An increasing number of folk have access to the internet, so I encourage you to use this Typically we start lifting in November, dependant on the catalogue in conjunction with our website weather. The plants don’t need to have completely lost their www.junker.co.uk leaves, but they do need to have finished active growth for the where full descriptions of most can be found. I am aware that season. We will then continue lifting right through until March the website needs attention, but there are never enough hours or so, but very late planting can be risky in the event of a dry in the day and I confess to preferring to work outside… spring. Lifting is weather dependant though, as we can’t continue if everything is waterlogged or frozen solid. I would Thus in principle this listing represents a list of plants that are encourage you therefore to make your plans and reserve your available over the coming season. We are now growing our plants for when we can lift them. We are blessed with plants in an increasing number of different sizes which was wonderful soil here, and magnificent views, so we also contributing to catalogue complications, as it was simply are very exposed. Our plants will be hardy, that’s for sure! impossible to list all the options with their prices. In principle the price is determined by age rather than physical size. For Our new site allows us to offer much larger specimens in example, I have Japanese maples in assorted sizes ranging addition to our normal range, including semi-mature maples, from around £40 up to several thousand pounds, with a magnolia and dogwoods that need to be seen to be believed! myriad steps in between. Something for everyone then, but We are developing collections of a number of further genera bear in mind not all cultivars will be available in all sizes all the which will beautifully complement our existing range. In time, time. Some plants will sell out, and others may become examples of all our mother plants will be displayed in a natural available. In principle the starting size for most things is a 2 or setting, allowing full and meaningful comparison between 3 litre pot at an appropriate price, whilst the older, more cultivars to be made. This will not only look awesome, it will mature plants will be growing on in the open ground where also be incredibly useful. The first phase of this is our they can develop naturally, in most cases making a more Woodland Quarry where the structure is now starting to look compact, denser plant than their pot-grown equivalent. good as we bide our time incorporating under-planting. It was incredibly difficult to choose our favourite plants for inclusion, As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact but we’ve worked hard to achieve year round interest there. me. Be aware that the new site here is over 3 times the size of I’ve noted some of these against the catalogue listing in the our previous holding, so I am not always in range of the coming pages. Similarly the structure is just about complete in phone. Thus email communications are preferable as I can the Winter Garden and we're already enjoying the colour and deal with them at unsociable times! fragrance to brighten even the dullest winter day. Then we moved onto the Maple Glade where some 80 cultivars from our Karan Junker extensive collection are displayed in all their glory. Meanwhile, we have other projects in progress... If you are interested in purchasing any of our plants, drop me through an email with your wish list. Give me an idea of what sort of size plants you would prefer, as well as an indication of your target budget and whether you wish to collect or have them delivered. Remember to include your full postal address including phone number and p ostcode. I will then reply with price, size and availability detail and we can progress from there. www.junker.co.uk 2 Abies koreana Abies nordmaniana Acer campbellii 'Exuberance' Acer campbellii 'Rogov' Acer campbellii ssp. flabellatum Acer capillipes 'Antoine' Acer circinatum Acer circinatum 'Burgundy Jewel' Acer circinatum 'Cobhay Ruby' Acer circinatum 'Monroe' Acer circinatum 'Pacific Fire' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer davidii 'Cantonspark' Acer davidii 'George Forrest' Acer davidii 'Karmen' Acer davidii 'Purple Bark' Acer davidii 'Rosalie' Acer davidii 'Serpentine' Acer elegantulum Acer forrestii 'Alice' Acer forrestii 'Sparkling' Acer griseum (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' Acer japonicum 'Ao jutan' Acer japonicum 'Emmit's Pumpkins' Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer japonicum 'King's Copse' Acer japonicum 'Lovett' Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium' Acer palmatum 'Amagi shigure' Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost' Acer palmatum 'Aoba jo' Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi' Acer palmatum 'Aoyagi gawa' Acer palmatum 'Arakawa ukon' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum 'Ariadne' Acer palmatum 'Asian Queen' Acer palmatum 'Autumn Glory' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum 'Autumn Showers' Acer palmatum 'Azuma murasaki' Acer palmatum 'Beni gasa' Acer palmatum 'Beni hagoromo' Acer palmatum 'Beni kagami' Acer palmatum 'Beni kawa' Acer palmatum 'Beni maiko' Acer palmatum 'Beni otake' Acer palmatum 'Beni shi en' Acer palmatum 'Beni shigitatsu sawa' Acer palmatum 'Beni tsukasa' Acer palmatum 'Biho' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' Acer palmatum 'Bonfire' Acer palmatum 'Bonnie Bergman' Acer palmatum 'Burgundy Lace' Acer palmatum 'Calico' Acer palmatum 'Chitose yama' Acer palmatum 'Corallinum' www.junker.co.uk 3 Acer palmatum 'Crimson Carol' Acer palmatum 'Crimson Prince' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Ao shidare' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Atropurpureum' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Autumn Fire' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum dissectum 'Barrie Bergman' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Bewley's Red' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Brocade' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Bronzewing' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Chantilly Lace' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Dragon Fire' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Ellen' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Emerald Lace' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Felice' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Flavescens' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Germaine's Gyration' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Green Globe' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Green Hornet Acer palmatum dissectum 'Green Mist' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum dissectum 'Heartbeat' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba shidare' (See it in the Quarry Garden) Acer palmatum dissectum 'Irish Lace' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Kiri nishiki' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Lionheart' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Midori no tei boku' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Nigrum Select' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Octopus' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Orangeola' Acer palmatum dissectum 'Pink Ballerina'