…away on Burns Bank. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis 2020 – CHW The morning is spent ‘furloughing’ the majority of staff here. This new word means that the government pays 80%…

…and insignificant though they are. Parrotia persica Parrotia persica A couple of smaller clumps of Rhododendron cilpinense have just come out. The pink edges will quickly fade but are good…

…on this plant. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis Gathering seeds from Magnolia Nitida which is seeding excessively. It only does this about 1 year in 10. Gathering seeds And here are…

…relatively new introduction and the only success. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis Camptotheca acuminata – the Chinese Happy Tree or Cancer Tree is doing well although it has clearly suffered and…

…autumn colours too with the unusual mixture of red and yellow. Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Quercus liaotungensis leaves turn brown and hold on the younger trees…

…Sinogrande Walk. laurels I seem to have missed the best of the colours on Parrotia subaequalis. Parrotia subaequalis Parrotia subaequalis Camptotheca acuminata is another of those very rare new introductions…

…a year. Puya venusta Puya venusta Autumn colour on Stachyurus praecox better than I have ever seen it. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Exceptional too on Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’. Parrotia persica…

…A fine Parrotia persica Parrotia persica Rather more than a wild flower meadow and absolutely stunning! wild flower meadow wild flower meadow Better and better – a very carefully though…

…Parrotia persica. Parrotia persica Indigofera heterantha flowering sparsely in too much shade. Indigofera heterantha The rare Exbucklandia populnea which I identified last year has grown on fairly well. Exbucklandia populnea…

…August. Sorbus hupehensis Parrotia persica already showing wonderful autumn tints. Parrotia persica A good batch of seed grown Embothrium lanceolatum coming on in the mist houses. Embothrium lanceolatum Many more…

…good as it was last year and has been battered in the wind. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Parrotia persica on the drive has a good yellow hue on its lower branches. Parrotia…

…‘George Blandford’ on the Main Ride. Rather small flowers on this old plant. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ 2015 – CHW Nice colours on Parrotia persica which will probably be…

…ground – here above Red Linney. first daffodil bulbs Some autumn colour left on Parrotia persica but not much. Parrotia persica Cornus walteri holds its leaves well into winter. Cornus…

…is now considered to be a Parrotia species. Looks more like a Hamamelis flower to me and not that exciting really but the purple undersides of the newer leaves certainly…

…told that the botanists thought it was a Parrotia which made some sense in relation to its flowers. Now the ‘new’ 2019 ninth edition of Hilliers says that D. ovatifolius…

…Cornus mas? Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Sycoparrotia semidecidua has extraordinary flowers and here they are spot on for late January. Completely deciduous here in the tunnel. Sycoparrotia semidecidua…