…lustrous colour which we saw in the summer when they set their first cones. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Similar situation with Abies delavayi. The cones will…

…‘Piccolo’ Abies pinsapo. Abies pinsapo Abies homolepis. Abies homolepis Picea orientalis. Picea orientalis Picea smithiana. Picea smithiana Picea mariana. Picea mariana Picea morrisonicola. Picea morrisonicola Calocedrus macrolepis. Calocedrus macrolepis Agathis…

…or hedgehog fir. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies delavayi is growing nearby and also has its first cones. These are more rounded and barrel shaped than A. pinsapo…

…take off. Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Daphniphyllum oldhamii with flowers which are fairly insignificant amid the yellowish new growth. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum…

…male catkins and perhaps the start of some female cones or just the new growth shoots showing? Time will tell. Abies fraseri Abies fraseri Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ with well-developed…

…– CHW The Abies delavayi cones are now fully developed with sap still extruding from the tips of the cones. An even finer display than last year. Abies delavayi Abies…

…make a good tree. Picea glauca Picea glauca Abies delavayi is romping away just above it. Quite a contrast! Abies delavayi Abies delavayi This is all a totally new subject…

…‘Red Emperor’ – again. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Very fine cones on Abies spectabilis. We need to acquire this! Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies…

…Sorbus chamaemespilus Sorbus chamaemespilus Populus maximowiczii seeding profusely. We saw this in flower in Rowallane Garden. Populus maximowiczii Populus maximowiczii Populus maximowiczii Abies procera ‘Glauca’ with seed cones. Abies procera…

…Abies firma is doing extremely well. Abies firma Abies firma Merrilliopanax alpinus (BSWJ 13939) still in full leaf in nearly mid-December. We have seen this before and its very vigorous…

…blew down recently at Donkey Shoe Abies forrestii Abies forrestii Abies forrestii A very fine Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var…

…firma – I am getting a liking for abies! Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Cupressus arizonica in flower. Cupressus arizonica A fine Rhododendron macabeanum. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Chamaecyparis…

…Kel at the very top of the Abies grandis Kel at the very top of the Abies grandis Today he started on the diseased Aesculus hippocastanum. diseased Aesculus hippocastanum diseased…

…needles than the more mature growth. Cedrus brevifolia Cedrus brevifolia Abies pinsapo developing nicely. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Tilia mexicana has a drooping habit and frequently has branches…

…seen near the church. A tour of the garden with Tony & Sally Kirkham. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ well out already. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Abies homolepis performing well again. Abies homolepis…

…Society show later this week. Unusual conifers with a few flowering Acacias. Here are a few ideas. Abies delavayi. Abies delavayi Picea mariana. Picea mariana Abies homolepis. Abies homolepis Picea…

…with blue cones and stripy undersides of the leaves. Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense This is Tom’s own collection from Yunnan of Meliosma cuneifolia. It too is a multi-stemmed…

…adorned. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Stewartia ogisu flowering for the first time. Smallish flowers with pink buds. Stewartia ogisu Stewartia ogisu Supposedly a young Stewartia sinensis but I fear that…

…the sun. Quercus stenophylloides A young Abies delavayi. Abies delavayi Abies forrestii var. georgei. Abies forrestii var. georgei Still good flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ – a very…

…seed cones. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The trunk of Styrax formosanus var. formosanus. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus A now completely dead oak tree at Donkey Shoe which will have to…