Parrotia Persica (Persian Ironwood)
The Persian Ironwood is a small tree or large shrub of bushy habit, often with a short trunk and growing up to 8 metres tall and wide, they are also often seen as multi-stemmed shrubs. The bark of mature trees is similar to that of a Plane tree, smooth and peeling in plates to reveal pink, cream, yellow and cinnamon green patches beneath. Coupled with its spectacular autumn colours and the small flowers appearing during the winter months – this tree is a true all rounder.
The colourful Persian Ironwood is a great tree or shrub for the larger garden, suitable for growing as a shrub in larger borders, or as a focal point in a woodland garden. It also makes a magnificent lawn specimen if you have the space.
Parrotia Persica is an easy tree to grow, they dislike wet conditions and so a well drained soil is recommended. Although this is a relative of Witch Hazel (Hamamelis), they grow well in alkaline soils and any reasonable garden soil is suitable including chalky soils. Plant them in full sun or partial shade.
These handsome trees need little maintenance once established, pruning is not normally necessary although any diseased or crossing branches may be pruned in winter.
Our Parrotia Persica trees are always pot grown and therefore suitable for planting at any time of year, we always recommend adding rootgrow at the time of planting to give the young trees the best start, together with a generous amount of organic matter well mixed with the existing soil.
Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024
We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:
– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days
– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
