14th March

…cavaleriei – greenish white undersides to the leaves. SW China – laurel family. Nothaphoebe cavaleriei Calocedrus formosana – rather more tender than Calocedrus decurrens. Calocedrus formosana Calocedrus formosana Pittosporum glabratum…

20th August

…var. formosana is making good headway. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ flowering high up. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with striking secondary new…

6th May

Calocedrus decurrens ‘Burma Gold’ Calocedrus decurrens ‘Burma Gold’ Clerodendron ugandense in the conservatory. Clerodendron ugandense Clerodendron ugandense An unnamed but highly scented conservatory plant. unnamed unnamed Wild Ajuga growing in…

20th July

…green when developed. Calocedrus formosanus Calocedrus formosanus Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ (ex Crûg Farm) is not that different. Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ I was struck by the foliage of Crataegus thaenopyrum which…

23rd April

…flowers alone. The leaves do however look pecked. Camassia leichtlinii Caerulea Group Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana is getting away. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Picea morrisonicola with many male flowers and…

8th July

…fine Calocedrus decurrens ‘Aureovariegata’ Wollemia nobilis and a very fine Calocedrus decurrens ‘Aureovariegata’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Sekkan’ [Not ‘Golden Promise’ – thank you Wolfgang Keidel for pointing this out!] and Cupressus…

2nd October

…a number of poor secondary flowers. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J.C. Willaims’ Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana planted very recently but doing well. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana 2022 – CHW…

6th April

…cones on. Pseudotsuga menziesii Calocedrus macrolepis in Sinogrande Walk. The laurel needs to be cut away from this rare conifer. Calocedrus macrolepis Planted in 2009 this Taiwania cryptomerioides has finally…

8th April

…‘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…

13th November

…in more or less full leaf. Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana growing away well. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Here is a list of the new plants which…