…on the stem of what now must be called a tree. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Cladastris kentuckea is showing its first yellow autumn colour….

…Aralia cachemirica and Aralia cordata. Aralia cordata Aralia cachemirica Lagerstroemia indica ‘Fuchsia d’Ete’ has yet to flower but nice leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Fuchsia d’Ete’ Astrantia ‘Florence’ Astrantia ‘Florence’ Deutzia compacta…

…growing strongly after the recent rain. Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa As yet unripe seed on Meliosma tenuis. Very few seeds seem to set from the much larger numbers…

…capillipes past its best. Acer capillipes Aralia chinensis in flower which I do not recollect seeing before. Aralia chinensis Aralia chinensis Aralia chinensis 2019 – CHW The BBC say the…

…but plenty still left on the tree. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis 2016 – CHW Off to Burncoose to view the excellent new 2017 Burncoose Nurseries catalogue which is…

…I was well wrong. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Kalopanax septemlobus is about to flower in profusion. We seldom remember to go and look at this time of the…

…new species to us with first new growth. Nyssa leptophylla Aralia foliosa with first new growth. Horrid prickles! Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa 2018 – CHW Seed heads already…

…growing through a camellia is and who put it there? Old man’s beard I fear. clematis Aralia foliosa putting on massive growth – horrid prickles! Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa Aralia…

…combination too with Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’ and Aralia elata ‘Variegata’. Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’ and Aralia elata ‘Variegata’ Michelia maudiae nicely out in a pot. A better form than ours at…

…back the main 12-15ft tall stem. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis First flowers out on our oldest Schima khasiana (or so we think) which I believe is identical to the record…

…flower. Aralia elata Aralia elata Zenobia with ripening seeds. Zenobia Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ – in flower. An attractive combination with the leaves. Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Pseudopanax with…

…you can see. Several huge leaf stalks blown off. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Peumus boldus is now full out and quite a decent show. The bush is about 12-14ft tall…

…correct! Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling Yellow berries in profusion on several lophomyrtus below Tin Garden. lophomyrtus lophomyrtus Recent frost damage on the leaves of Aralia vietnamensis. It should recover. Aralia vietnamensis…

…Aralia chinensis Aralia chinensis 2015 – CHW I still have rather mixed views on the current fad for growing tetrapanax, pseudopanax, nothopanax and schefflera. Do they really fit into a…

…Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Aralia foliosa is also newly planted with a very prickly stem and prickles on its leaves as well. Aralia foliosa Aralia foliosa 2018 – CHW Burncoose…

…x williamsii ‘Galaxie’ Wind and frost have destroyed the first flower heads and all the leaves on Aralia vietnamensis without us ever seeing what the flower looks like. Aralia vietnamensis…

…single stem of Aralia foliolosa in the sunlight. Aralia foliolosa The hedge of Camellia x williamsii varieties below Tin Garden. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and…

…has an erect, upright habit and decent large flowers. Slightly different shape to ‘Emerald Pagoda’ perhaps but not much different. Styrax japonicus Styrax japonicus Aralia foliosa (Roundabarrow) is not at…

…populifolia Litsea populifolia Grevillea williamsonii Grevillea williamsonii Araucaria angustifolia which again died here in the cold in February. Araucaria angustifolia Aralia cashmeriana in flower. A new recent addition to the…

…new plant – Dais cotinifolia. Dais cotinifolia Aralia cordata setting seed. Aralia cordata Camellia ‘Apollo’ has a flower nearly out in August! Camellia ‘Apollo’ Euonymus planipes with ripe and splitting…