4th May

…Split’ Paulownia kawakamii is still sparse flowering but what interesting flower colours in the trumpet. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Sorbaronia ‘Likjornaja’ is an interesting hybrid between Sorbus and…

26th May

…Orange’ 2024 – CHW Paulownia kawakamii is still in full flower after Chelsea week but it has gone over quickly even in milder weather. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii…

3rd June

…species of paulownia flowering at Caerhays for the first time this year (see also Paulownia fortunei)! We now have at least four species here including also Paulownia tomentosa and Paulownia

24th September

…buds for next spring on Paulownia elongata! Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Enkianthus serrulatus has a very distinct bronze tone in the autumn. Earlier and perhaps better than other species? Enkianthus…

24th November

…tree grows so amazingly fast that it has got its seasons rather muddled. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Clearance completed above the paulownia ready for some laurel…

15th April

…insides to the trumpet and a dash of lilac on the lower outside. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The rare Magnolia officinalis var biloba is just coming…

7th May

…‘Lilacina’. A very gentle blue with a yellow throat. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum. Nicely pink in bud opening lighter. Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum Inflorescences…

28th May

…absence Paulownia kawakamii has become as splendid as expected although its best show is now nearly over. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii 2022 – CHW Beatrice’s christening today. She…

20th March

…pot do this in the nursery. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Osmanthus americanus now in full flower. Osmanthus americanus A young and new to us Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ with its first…

9th April

…flowers in late May or early June. Much friendly banter! Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Is this Acer pentaphyllum? Not in leaf as yet and not on planting plan. Having watched…

1st May

…– bashed by rain. Paulownia fortune Tilia amurensis from Chollipo Arboretum in South Korea making good growth. Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Paulownia kawakamii – first buds with colour. For the…

18th May

…the lower branches and not high up. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Eucalyptus gregsoniana was only planted in 2021 but, today, its first rather spectacular white flowers at a…

3rd September

…shoots which have folded down to ground level and could be layered. Huge leaves! Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Quercus hypoxyantha has pinkish secondary new growth and is starting…

7th September

…in this wet summer. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Eucalyptus delegatensis (from Roundabarrow) is shedding its bark properly for the first time here. Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis…

8th November

…flower again in the autumn. Loads of buds which look like seeds. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Nice new growth on Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months…

16th January 1897- 2020

…soil is too thin or its top is too exposed and cold. Flowering has been sparse over the years with plenty of dieback. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Vaccinum urceolatum has…

4th April

…Rehderodendron kwangtungense. Rehderodendron kwangtungense More pictures of the impressive Paulownia fortunei. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The first deciduous azalea to show in Kennel Close. deciduous azalea Plagianthus betulinus in flower…

23rd April

…shaped and most floriferous tree of this sort I have seen. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Euphorbia x pasturei – Euphorbia mellifera is one parent. Not quite out yet but mellifera,…

24th April

…blue sky. 40-50ft tall now in less than half that number of years. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Sally Hayward has very kindly been transcribing handwritten records of plants…

25th April

…Penvergate for some years with whiter flowers than this and with more yellow centres in the lip of the trumpets. Now nearly dead after 25 years. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei…