10th August

…in reality. Its in a very sheltered spot. Brassaiopsis mitis Brassaiopsis mitis Brassaiopsis mitis Crug Farm’s Brassaiopsis dumicola (KWJ 12217) is next door to it and planted in 2014. We…

4th June

…these for sale yesterday at Tregrehan. Brassaiopsis mitis (ex-Raf Lenaerts) Brassaiopsis mitis (ex-Raf Lenaerts) Caesalpinia gilliesii just coming out. Caesalpinia gilliesii Styrax formosanus var. hayatiainus. Styrax formosanus var. hayatiainus First…

14th May

…A week of cold. Maples very good. 1899 – JCW No waterlilies yet, Auklandii at their best. Many Henonis have moved. A few young mitis. Some daff seed shows colour….

5th July

…ferns have finished their growth. Henonis at full length, the best cane about 16 feet. Mitis and veitchii in mid growth, Nigra at full length. All daffodils have died down…

10th October

…suggest this may be another name for Ilex mitis from sub-Saharan Africa where it is a large tree growing on Table Mountain and Mount Kilimanjaro above 2,500 meters. I remain…

22nd June

…1897 – JCW The waterlilies are at their best. Bambusa nigra at full length, Henonis at ¾ of their length, Mitis only now starting in some cases and so nitida….

1st July

…half grown, Nigra the same, waterlilies well on, no Nitida moving yet. Some of the tree ferns have only lately started, the best are at full length. Some Mitis [bamboo]…

17th February

…been totally ringbarked by squirrels from top to bottom. Carpinus Ilex mutchagara (perhaps Ilex mitis var. mutchagara) is a UK and Ireland record tree in Burncoose Garden. I wanted more…