…with red new growth and not the x raphiobotrya cross at all? Eriobotrya deflexa in fact? Need to keep an eye on these plants – the jury is out! Eriobotrya…

…would never live or thrive. Massive rabbit damage year on year to the stems and trunks but still they prosper. Eriobotrya japonica Eriobotrya japonica Eriobotrya japonica Eriobotrya japonica A rather…

…any of the other two species of Eriobotrya which we grow. Eriobotrya Eriobotrya We are constantly urged by environmentalists to leave piles of deadwood to rot away and decay naturally….

…here with Photinia species. Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323) Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323) Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323) Photinia (unknown) (KR 10131) –…

…oranges were never quite edible. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa I had forgotten that we actually had Lindera triloba but here it is below Slip Rail exhibiting exceptional yellow autumn colour…

…levellii has reasonable autumn colour. Pterostyrax levellii Woodpeckers enjoying the rotting trunk of an old Scots pine. Woodpeckers Eriobotrya deflexa continues to be impressive. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya japonica has rather…

…Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa Rhododendron flavidum full out. Another one we saw in the autumn with the odd flower. Rhododendron flavidum Rhododendron flavidum An elderly Rhododendron fargesii looking marvellous too….

…with the reddish new growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ is a new one to us but clearly in the ‘Peachy’/’Daybreak’ category. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’…

…in full flower. Symplocos aff dumicola Eriobotrya deflexa in flower and with fallen red leaves on the ground as the red new growth emerges. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa First flowering…

…(BWJ16323) ready for planting in the autumn. You would not guess it was an Eriobotrya! Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ16323) Styrax japonica ‘Rubra Pendula’ in the frames. Large flowers…

…Tetracentron sinense Eriobotrya deflexa still has its wonderful reddish-bronze new growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Eriobotrya deflexa And Liriodendron chilense is just starting to turn. Liriodendron chilense Liriodendron chilense 2016 – CHW…

…‘Debutante’ just out. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Camellia irrawadiensis – a new species to plant out. Camellia irrawadiensis The true Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera Eriobotrya japonica flowering out of season. Eriobotrya…

…Very red leaves which may or may not hold through the winter. unnamed Eriobotrya unnamed Eriobotrya Turpinia formosana – a gift from the Taiwan Forestry Institute. It would seem Asia…

…starts again. A positively evil grey sea in a strong SW wind. the park The lower leaves on x Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ heavily pruned by deer. x Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ More flowers…

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ The split out Maackia chinensis has been cleared up. split out Maackia chinensis The Maackia had hit the Eriobotrya deflexa which…

…Sassafras tzumu The double flowered Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ has lasted in flowers for weeks and weeks this year. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Eriobotrya deflexa and Embothrium lanceolatum in…

…Eriobotrya deflexa should be perfect too. Eriobotrya deflexa The trachelospermums are full of bud but Gerry and Louisa have moved them into the hottest part of the tunnel to bring…

…A replacement for our Ucodendron whartonii which died last year. Ucodendron whartonii Eriobotrya elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323). Eriobotrya elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323) Oreopanax glabrifolius (BSWJ 14728). Oreopanax glabrifolius…

…email from overseas after Chelsea asking if we had a plant which was a cross between an eriobotrya and rhaphiolepis. I said I had heard of it but that I…

…new growth on Eriobotrya deflexa. Eriobotrya deflexa Our best Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ is finally full out but all the Hoheria seem to be having a year off from flowering. Hoheria…