…winters. Keviock clearly manage them rather better in Scotland and their stand was a treasure trove of Chinese alpines.This is Primula obconica subsp. werringtonensi and the rather tiny Primula reidii…

…Both these options fit as both are erect growing conical trees and both are self-fertile as is the Trevanion Holly. I am not competent to judge so this is another…

…cryptomeroides is a rare tree with a supposedly conical habit. Here it seems to have lost its leader but the branches drop nicely. Another rare conifer which I had forgotten…

…spreading conical shrub rather than a small tree. Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ We have very few Higo camellias here but I stumbled across two. One of these I was totally unaware…

…mix of deep reddish-purple leaves and green new growth. This will become a conical small tree with racemes of small white flowers in may and dark red fruits. Prunus virginiana…

…not conical and upright as they are in Rhus typhina and Rhus glabra. Nor are they the same colour. Rhus verniciflua Rhus verniciflua Rhus verniciflua Then off to Harrod Horticultural’s…

…fine tree. Planted in 2009 this Dutch named selection makes a conical feature tree as it is here. Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’ Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’ Two Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’ with plenty…

…for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ is romping away as a vigorous conical tree. Red with a bit of yellow lower down…

…lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it is said to turn orange-red and purple in an open position. All we see…

…a spreading and multi-stemmed habit quite unlike the Caerhays plant or the one at Penrice Castle. Quercus semecarpifolia Zelkova serrata clipped into a conical shape. Quite a novelty for a…