9th August

…chicks Our largest and very much multi-stemmed Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ on the path to Bramble Field. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Secondary…

4th August

…out at 15ft or so tall. Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii 2018 – CHW Stewartia serrata has enjoyed the drought. Its new growth has hairs on the stems and leaves as…

12th August

…Lithocarpus kawakamii Podocarpus chingianus also from Tregrehan. Podocarpus chingianus An old Eucryphia x intermedia finally killed off in the drought. Eucryphia x intermedia Here an elderly Eucryphia lucida nearly dead…

29th July

…showing yet. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ just out by George’s…

17th July 1897 – 2020

…years. Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia milliganii Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum new growth takes quite some beating. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum 1975 – FJW 1st part…

24th August

…hurricane. We righted the stump and it has regrown as a peculiar multi-stemmed tree. Flowers just finishing. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ A…

28th April

…another record tree. 22m in height. Eucryphia cordifolia Eucryphia cordifolia Eucryphia cordifolia Gaultheria shallon had run wild but was reducing grass cutting and is not bad ground cover. Gaultheria shallon…

2nd August

…Wars’. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Plenty of flower on Mallotus japonicus. Mallotus japonicus Mallotus japonicus First flowers on Eucryphia cordifolia. Eucryphia cordifolia Scaffolding starts to…

24th July

…Bear’ is getting going. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Very first (and earlier than usual) flowers on Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ A good show on Catalpa bignonoides….

7th August

…bark. At Burncoose by the pond there is an even rarer double flowered form which would be the one to propagate. Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia glutinosa 36 acres of…

23rd August

…but growing rather larger. Olearia solandri Olearia solandri Eucryphia cordifolia with virtually no flowers this year but plenty of good new growth. Eucryphia cordifolia Eucryphia cordifolia 2018 – CHW A…

10th September

…‘Nymansay’ is perhaps a week or 10 days later into full flower than the Caerhays trees. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Good reshooting from the half fallen…

2nd October

…featured here was grown at Burncoose and planted about 1995. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei 1914 – JCW Cassia, lapageria, cyclamen, hydrangeas are all good. Clematis paniculata very good….

10th August

…than this plant. Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ and Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ providing an interesting contrast. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Unusual to see a Primula florindae out alongside Lobelia ‘Hadspen Purple’. Primula florindae 2023…

6th August

…far anyway) but Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ towards the Four in Hand is the exception. Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Last year this young Rehderodendron macrocarpum was covered in pinkish…

8th August

Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ full out. Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ Cotoneaster cornifolius (Ogisu 93330) laden with berries. Cotoneaster…

25th August

…expect. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ The largest Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ is nearly over. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ A very late flowering and much paler form of Rhododendron prunifolium planted…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 4)

…I had never previously heard of. We had hoped to see the equally rare Eucryphia wilkei at Castlewellan but forgot to ask. Eucryphia jinksii Eucryphia jinksii Eucryphia jinksii A (?)…

18th February 1897 – 2020

…ready in 3L in six weeksEucryphia ‘Dwarf’ – a tiny shrub of unknown origin Eucryphia ‘Dwarf’ Eucryphia ‘Dwarf’ Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’ – a bit like Eucryphia milliganii Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’ Eucryphia ‘Dumpling’…

1st August

Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. A little earlier than usual in this dry, hot, summer. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. 2021 – CHW Myrica laruotteana var. parauayensis in flower. Myrica laruotteana var….