April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…Perhaps the largest Griselinia littoralis tree in the UK and Ireland? Nicely cleared now with a new path so that the public can see the trunk. Griselinia littoralis tree Griselinia

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…glauca The holly-like Griselinia jodinifolia which I have only seen before at Tregrehan. Griselinia jodinifolia Griselinia jodinifolia Nothofagus pumilio. Nothofagus pumilio I have never seen Mitraria coccinea growing as large…

Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…like a holly or an Osmanthus than a Griselinia. Very rare. Griselinia jodonifolia Griselinia jodonifolia Griselinia jodonifolia Luzurgia polyphylla is also from Chile. A dainty climbing plant with round bright…

13th February

…flowers too but they actually conform more to G. racemosa as described in Hillier’s? Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Lonicera infundibulum rockii in flower too. Another winter flowering but…

4th December

…stems and fluffy erect heads of tiny flowers from quite small plants. The flowering branches are bending over with the weight of the flower heads. Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia

22nd April

…like a holly, but it is in fact Griselinia jodonifolia. Griselinia jodonifolia Griselinia jodonifolia Cryptocarya alba Cryptocarya alba Another unknown Podocarpus species. Podocarpus milanjianus. Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus spinulosus…

30th August

…several times in Eire in the spring. Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Persea borbonia is another new Persea species. Very long pointed leaves. Persea borbonia The double form of Polyanthes tuberosa…

3rd June

…alpinus This is what we have very probably been selling under the wrong name (grevillea) at Burncoose. Griselinia scandens apparently from Chile although Clare’s research suggests there may be more…

18th February

…nursery. Five hundred tiny 4-6’’ one litre griselinia liners for £500. Later lots of three litre 3ft plus griselinia made only £2.30 each. Twenty truly awful Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ for…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…willow A fine Lagarostrobos franklinii (was Dacrydium franklinii). Lagarostrobos franklinii Griselinia littoralis seeding everywhere in the valley. Griselinia littoralis The group standing under Azara lanceolata. Azara lanceolata A fine plant…