4th August

…Date Plum, with inedible fruit forming on a tree 30ftx20ft. It looks an evergreen but is not. Diospyros lotus Diospyros lotus Diospyros lotus Diospyros lotus Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’. The old…

15th October

Diospyros kaki was planted in 2013. A few hints of autumn colour. Diospyros kaki Keteleeria davidiana making good progress and hosting a number of ladybirds. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Photinia…

18th September

…different in leaf to the three other Diospyros species in the Isla Rose Plantation. I must keep an eye out for the much vaunted autumn colour. Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki…

2nd May

Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki Halesia monticola in full flower. Better flowers I think than Halesia carolina. Halesia monticola The presentation to Lionel de Rothschild. Lionel de Rothschild 2018…

2nd July

…glaucifolia – a species I have not seen anywhere else. Tiny white/green flowers just showing which I have seen full out before. Diospyros glaucifolia Diospyros glaucifolia Aesculus californica at about…

22nd July

…basjoo Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Zelkova serrata with seed forming. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata 2022 – CHW The tender Quercus fleuryi has peculiar drooping new growth…

17th July

…walnuts I have ever seen forming on a huge Juglans ailantifolia which is of Japanese origin. Juglans ailantifolia Juglans ailantifolia Flowers on Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis A huge…

4th November

…the big leaf rhododendron at the start of Rookery Path. The old one (rhododendron) had split and collapse was imminent. rhododendron rhododendron Fine autumn colour on Diospyros kaki. Diospyros kaki…

20th October

…the tree with masses more globular buds to come. Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera Nice colouring on Diospyros kaki. Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki This is a young Frank Matthews grown Malus…

11th October

…this seldom happen here in the garden? Nyssa sylvatica Diospyros lotus with an interesting red and yellow combination of colours. Diospyros lotus Verbena rigida still looking fresh even in October….