29th August

…‘Sentinel’ Mespilus germanica was clearly grafted onto a hawthorn. The roe deer are nibbling at this growth from below the graft at the base of the tree. Mespilus germanica Magnolia…

6th November

…upright with this much weight. The fruits are larger than any I have seen before. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica 2017 – CHW Work is coming on apace with…

10th December

…did not develop properly and have turned black. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Plenty of flower buds on Magnolia ‘Anya’. Magnolia ‘Anya’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its winter…

18th May

…go. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ – planted in 2010. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Flowers on the Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Tilia mexicana – planted 2011. Tilia mexicana…

21st August

…at the same time. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Crataegus combyi with its first fruits here. I cannot find this in the reference books so far but we have two decent…

8th September

…– CHW Mespilus germanica with a good crop of fruit which is not yet ripe. The tree is putting on secondary new growth after the rain. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica…

4th October

…commixta var. sachalinensis Mespilus germanica with a large crop as well. Quite a weight on the branches. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Sorbus hedlundii (KR1810A) with large faintly spotted fruits which…

12th October

…year. The Burncoose plant by the mist houses often has the odd flower in the early spring. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei 2018 – CHW Mespilus germanica in Kennel Close is…

2nd December

…not finish it. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Autumn colour on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ with just a hint of variegation. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Betula ‘China Rose’ has lost…

27th February

…‘Crystal Tulip’ is not at all bad in Area 25 of Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Crystal Tulip’ What is, I presume, natural bark split in our largest Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica…

28th April

…bledwinii Roy says this is the true Mahonia bealei. Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Carpinus rankanensis in full flower. Carpinus rankanensis The peculiar Mespilus canescens. Mespilus canescens 2024 – CHW Castlewellan…

16th July

…planted on the bank above the house are starting to put on a secondary set of new growth. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The Mespilus germanica ‘Nottingham’ planted by The Worshipful Company…

22nd October

…the sun. Sorbus Japonica < Sorbus adamii fruiting for the first time. Sorbus adamii Mespilus germanica with a secondary flower alongside the nearly ripe fruit. Mespilus germanica Still decent flowers…

12th August

…regards the big leafed rhodos. Eucryphia cordifolia just starting to show. Eucryphia cordifolia Fruits formed already on Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica The silver variegated Liquidambar styraciflua is finally growing very…

22nd November

…this year which probably overdid it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Cow parsley in November! Cow parsley Mespilus germanica ‘Westveldt’ now without leaves but with many ripe medlars hanging in there. Mespilus

21st April

…Flowers on a young Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ (Crataegus monogyna x Mespilus germanica). Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) with prickles on the stem. Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) Eleutherococcus giraldii…