…I am concentrating on increasing. 3 new species to date. Interesting bark already. Celtis tetrandra Celtis tetrandra Celtis tetrandra Schisandra rubrifolia now visible on the top wall after a clear…

…a fine tree. One we need for our Celtis collection. Celtis caucasica Celtis caucasica Celtis caucasica An arched canopy of Campsis radicans ‘Flamenco’. Campsis radicans ‘Flamenco’ Amazing bark on Arbutus…

…to concentrate on the rather dull genus Celtis. We now have 3 species recently planted and a couple from earlier which may need proper identification. This is Celtis sinensis. We…

…Spades’ Celtis douglasii with fruits. Celtis douglasii Celtis douglasii Cornus macrophylla has not yet flowered at Caerhays but here in its full glory. Cornus macrophylla Cornus macrophylla Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Castanopsis)…

…annual visits to Ventnor? Celtis caucasica Celtis caucasica The Olive grove has been tidied up and all the Echium, bindweed and thistles removed. Not before time! The Olive grove has…

…in the heatwave and looks to have been in place for serval years but it is only, in fact, one. Celtis tetrandra Celtis tetrandra Sorbus needhamii with fruits. Sorbus needhamii…

…seeds have set in the heat. Magnolia globosa Celtis sinensis split in half in the wind. Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis 2024 – CHW Self-sown seeds in a rotting Pinus insignis…

…Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana growing away well. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Here is a list of the new plants which have just arrived via Burncoose from…

…‘Maja’. Azalea ‘Maja’ Azalea ‘Maja’ Celtis tetandra getting away. Celtis tetandra Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’ growing in full sun. Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’ Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’ 2024 – CHW A day photographing…

…engelmannii is getting going. Quercus engelmannii Tilia paucicostata killed by deer nibbling. All wire netting surrounds must now be taller. Tilia paucicostata Celtis sinensis with secondary new growth after the…

…some pictures.Sorbus pseudobakonyensis with early fruits. Sorbus pseudobakonyensis Autumn tints are starting to show up – here Nyssa sylvatica. Nyssa sylvatica Fothergilla major also. Fothergilla major Celtis australis Celtis australis…

…Melaleuca gibbosa with its last flowers. Melaleuca gibbosa Pseudopanax ‘Dark Star’ with berries not yet ripe. Pseudopanax ‘Dark Star’ Celtis australis with its yellowish-white autumn colours. Celtis australis Aster ageratoides…

…has some die back at the top but is recovering well from last year’s drought. Schinus molle A newly planted Celtis tetrandra although I am not convinced this is the…

…saponaria. Quillaja saponaria Sorbus needhamii with good winter colour. Sorbus needhamii Celtis tetrandra still in full leaf although only planted recently. Celtis tetrandra Styrax sp. chinensis macrocarpa was a gift…

…Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour stellata Wisley Stardust R&G Celtis sinensisPavia Euonymus americanusAvaxa 1 Acer macrophyllum 1 Berberis jamesiana 1 Berberis kawakamii 1 Callicarpa dichotoma 1 Callicarpa membranacea…

…order for a new collection of Celtis and Zanthoxylum species with the Burncoose order? Two years ago we brought in 20+ new species of cotoneaster and, last autumn, we added…