…in plants of Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla beyond the playhouse. I fear a crossed wire here. Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica…

…article photographs of Aucuba omiensis too: A young plant Aucuba omiensis A mature and record sized plant Aucuba omiensis Flowers Aucuba omiensis Leaf form Aucuba omiensis Trunk Aucuba omiensis The…

…Hand yet more of the aucuba hedge is dying off. Some phytophtora peculiar to aucuba which infects only aucuba we are told. Defra has tested it scores of times all…

…‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Aucuba japonica ‘Dentata’ – for shape and density as a large evergreen this was quite a surprise even if you do not like aucuba! Aucuba japonica…

…Tregrehan to grow nearby. Then we too will have berries! Aucuba omeiensis Aucuba omeiensis Aucuba omeiensis Roy also found Viburnum triphyllum (BSWJ 10757) growing near Tin Garden. It is an…

…Podophyllum pleianthum. Podophyllum pleianthum Podophyllum pleianthum Roy’s wild collected Aucuba himalaica var. lenicactus. Aucuba himalaica var. lenicactus Roy gave us a seedling of the Cotoneaster-like Dichotomanthes tristaniicarpa. Very dull plant…

…hard at it on the new clearing above the castle. digger More dead aucuba by the Green Gate. This phythopthera only apparently kills aucuba and we soon will not have…

…wiring complete A small Aucuba omeiensis near George’s Hut is doing well. Aucuba omeiensis Quercus insignis looking good and no tender pink autumn new growth is visible this year. I…

…with red flowers – a must-get plant too Populus purdomii Aucuba himalaica var dolichophylla collected by Roy Lancaster and growing with us by the Playhouse. Flowers and seed setting. Aucuba…

…seen proper flowers on Roy Lancaster’s Aucuba omeinsis. They are pretty special by Aucuba standards. Aucuba omeinsis Aucuba omeinsis Fallen petals everywhere from Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’. Just look at the…

…reshoot. ivy on the drive ivy on the drive More aucuba clumps now stone dead by the Hovel. This is a progressive phytopthora which only affects aucuba as we have…

…these berries. aucuba aucuba Azalea ‘Amoena’ has been showing for a while but this smallish plant is now full out. Another evergreen azalea which has often graced the stand at…

…hardy to -7°. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ You seldom see Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ actually in flower. Rather pretty close up. Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ Aucuba japonica…

…his M. ernestii Aucuba aff. chlorascens (BSWJ 11815) nicely in flower. Aucuba aff. chlorascens (BSWJ 11815) Aucuba aff. chlorascens (BSWJ 11815) I find we do have two young plants of…

…which Asia should be propagating. Aucuba himalaica var. dolichrylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichrylla Lindera aggregata just coming into flower. Lindera aggregata Phillyrea latifolia in full flower four years on from…

…Star’ No fruits at all this year on Asimina triloba. Asimina triloba Lots more dead Aucuba below Hardy and Berts Nursery. dead Aucuba Magnolia ‘Coral Pink’ has always looked sickly….

…(Rhododendron spinuliferum x Rhododendron burmanicum) Rhododendron ‘Spinbur’ Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Prunus laurocerasus ‘Castlewellan’ Amazing daffodils from Ron Scamp.‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Apricot Whirl’ ‘Pink…

…dense shrub) Clethra luzmariae Aucuba confertiflora – which we lost at Caerhays in the cold in 2012 Aucuba confertiflora Arbutus canariensis – tender Arbutus canariensis Arbutus canariensis Mahonia russellii –…

…time any of us had seen seeds on Aucuba omeiensis. Roy Lancaster’s collections turned out to be all male but Edward Needham collected a female and Tom planted the two…

…Aucuba dies from (so we are told) its own peculiar strain of Phytophthora. Aucuba dies A worrying fissure in the trunk of this snake bark maple. I fear it will…