…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 var. williamsii. Primula obconica…

…garden in the sun keeps you sane as lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it is said to turn orange-red and…

…‘Sunshine’ just going over. Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Rhus verniciflua is one of the lesser known sumach species with flowerheads that are not conical and upright as they are in Rhus typhina…

…smaller and slower growing. Just a bit of scarlet for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ is romping away as a vigorous conical…

…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 on Sinogrande…

…rather 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…

…the tip. 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 suckering hard from the roots but is making a fine tree. Planted in 2009 this Dutch named selection makes a conical feature tree as it is here. Acer campestre…

…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…