Small tree or large shrub growing in a column, hence its name. Abundant white flowers in May-June, covering the plant. Foliage is green, turning scarlet in autumn.

Edited by Minier in 2007. Selected from the Vasterival garden in Normandy, property of Princess Sturdza. Very floriferous, vigorous and bushy plant, well branches from the base.

A small, upright, hardy tree or shrub bearing numerous white star-shaped flowers in May-June, followed by spherical orange fruits in summer. The fruits are edible, with sweet flesh.

A small tree or large shrub with original bright young shoots, widely washed and splashed with white, on attractive pinkish young wood.

Hybrid between Cornus kousa 'Satomi' and Cornus capitata, vigorous and upright.

Regular pyramid form. Catkins of yellow flowers during winter, in January-February. Hazelnuts appear in summer to be picked in Autumn. Bark is light grey, thick and furrowed.

Self-fertilizing. Golden-yellow quinces with a strong fragrance, lighly covered in down that is easily brushed off.

Mythical tree with original large white bracted flowers at the beginning of summer, that may grow to 14 to 16cm. They appear on trees only having aged at least 10 years.

Quite large, appetizing kakis in autumn, round, slightly flattened, orangey-red and shiny when ripe.

Large round fruit is produced in autumn, a bright orange colour turning red in maturity. The riper they are eaten, the sweeter they will be, losing their bitterness day by day.

Lovely red autumn leaf colours at the same time as the ripening Kakis. Very resistant to cold temperatures. Large round fruit, with a light vanilla perfume. They are yellow, then orange when ripe.

The rounded juvenile leaves surround the branches while the mature leaves are elongated with a lance-shape.

Superb, silvery grey and persistant leaves.

This hardy gum tree is outstanding. Nice small tree with a graphic shape and an outstanding bark. Bluish-green foliage and creamy to grey bark that peels off.

Beautiful tree with a rounded crown and a smooth light grey bark. Beautiful dark green foliage margined with very fine hair and turning brown-yellow in autumn. Its fruits are called beechnuts.

Fine cuted foliage taking nice bronze-yellow colours in autumn. Elegant shape with upright and then more open grown habit.

Columnar-formed dense and golden coloured tree. Interesting for small gardens and urban areas, in a line along a path or to ponctuate a gateway or landscape.

Beautiful dense purple columnar tree. Very interesting in small spaces, in towns, planted in rows or in symmetrical plantation, to highlight an entrance, a path or ponctuate a landscape.

Upright and low-maintenance tree that is easy to place. Selected plant from volunteer seedlings found in the wood next to the Lieutenant Colonel A.

Beautiful tree often as wide as it is tall. Tall branches drooping gracefully.

Very compact tree with a regular drooping growth habit. It has a beautiful dark purple foliage and a slow growth the first years that turns more vigorous then.

Large tree with purple leaves that can be prune into a hedge. Average growth. It can grow over 25m tall with age. Can be grown as a bonsai.

Beautiful, large and glossy purple leaves. Nice when grown alone or in groups. It can also be planted in hedges.

Attractive multicolor foliage, purplish pink and cream in spring, purplish brown in summer and purplish red in autumn. Beautiful rounded and well branched tree.

This scandiavian selection is resistant to cold weather and easily produces numerous figs in the summer, even in cold regions, in a sun exposed and sheltered zone.

Two productions a year (biferous). Intersting little tree for small gardens and containers. Synonym : 'Goutte d'Or de Carpentras'. Excellent sweet figs in summer and autumn.

Fruit appears twice a year, first in July, then in autumn (Biferous). The numerous figs appearing in autumn are smaller and can be dehydrated.

A moderately small tree, interesting for small gardens. A good production of figs once a year (uniferous). From August to October, attractive and very sweet figs of 60 to 70g.

Vigorous, fertile with fruit appearing early in the season. San Pedro type (biferous). Profusion of large and attractive figs in July of 100-120g.

Fruit twice a year (biferous). A juicy and sweet flesh. Early fig-flowers in July, of a large size with pink flesh.

Evergreen plant and very interesting due to the abundant yellow flowering in May-June. It can grow as a shrub or trellised against a wall, sheltered from cold winds. Rapid growth when young.

Exists on earth, allegedly, for over 200 millions years. Very rustic and resistant to pollution. Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fan shaped leaves, split in the middle.

Erect bearing when young, the peak flaring with age. Rustic and resistant to parasites. Leaves are a fan shape, split in the middle. Lovely orangey yellow colour in autumn.

Superb variety, naturally growing in a narrow column form with many delicate branches.

A vigorous erect form, naturally growing into a compact column, even without pruning. Leaves are bluish-green in spring and summer, becoming golden in autumn.

Narrow columnar Ginkgo from the Formidable Plants range, an improvement on 'Blagon', very fastigiate and naturally tightly compacted (angle of branch insertion less than 35°).

Introduced in France by Minier in 1966. Can grow over 10m tall. Small shrub with a gold thin foliage in spring turning dark green in summer and brown in autumn.