Irish trip April 2018

…from Chile. Mayterius boriaria Pinus incinata had contorted branches and appeared as a rounded shrub. Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ seemed very dwarf as well. Pinus

12th February

…insignis at Donkey Shoe have been felled with little more mess than was already there. Pinus insignis at Donkey Shoe Pinus insignis at Donkey Shoe Pinus insignis at Donkey Shoe…

23rd December

…williamsii ‘November Pink’ still with a reasonable show despite a week’s frost. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Trimming back the young Pinus insignis in Kennel Close. Pinus insignis Pinus insignis…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…Rhododendron lonigerum Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’ Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ (‘Adolphe Audusson’ x ‘Crimson Robe’) Camellia ‘Harold L Paige’ Perhaps a…

20th February

…intro Mahonia sp. Ogishu 94056: One of Roy’s Philadelphus aff. sargentianus: Scandent branches, fragrant +++ free flowering Philadelphus maculatus ‘Sweet Clare’ Pinus emeritana Pinus imeritana Pinus siberica: Very slow growing…

27th September

…ago at the top of the lake. giant Pinus radiata A large branch or two from another Pinus radiata fell into the drive below the tower. another Pinus radiata another…

14th January

…Look at the stones in the gigantic root ball. Another gigantic Pinus insignis Another gigantic Pinus insignis Another gigantic Pinus insignis Below HCR. Below HCR A huge ash tree above…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…blue tinged needles as seen at Blarney Castle. Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Pinus montezumae Abandoned urns date from 1878. Abandoned urns Abandoned urns Drimys winteri being killed by…

5th August

…4 ‘Yuhan’ Borinda lushuiensis No. 4 ‘Yuhan’ Borinda papyrifera. Borinda papyrifera Borinda papyrifera Sorbus parvifructa. Sorbus parvifructa Pinus strobus. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus Pinus x holfordiana with its enormous cones….

13th December

…they near the end of their 120 year lives. Largely this is true but clearly not here. Fallen pinus Fallen pinus What a mess and how shattered are all the…

20th November

…wires on young plants? Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Carpinus rankanensis is, as usual, one of the last of the genus to turn colour and drop its leaves. Carpinus rankanensis Pterostyrax…

24th January

…of the Pinus insignis over the farm shed. clearance of the Pinus insignis clearance of the Pinus insignis clearance of the Pinus insignis clearance of the Pinus insignis Strange geese…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 4)

…shrubby clump. This is not really a tree. Cephalotaxus fortunei The record size Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ which had lost some of its winter yellowness. Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ Eucalyptus urnigera with…

19th February

…dead Pinus insignis has gone over above the crossroads. My annual tree survey put this on the ‘to do’ list a while ago but nature has got in first. Pinus

20th May

…‘Rhubarb Crumble’. Hebe ‘Rhubarb Crumble’. Hebe ‘Rhubarb Crumble’. Pinus nigra ‘Brepo’. Pinus nigra ‘Brepo’. Nepeta x faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’. Nepeta x faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’. Yucca rostrata. Yucca rostrata. Diosma ‘Pink…

30th August

…old Pinus insignis Major collapse of an old Pinus insignis 1961 – FJW Harvest definitely finished. 35cwt average per acre. Best fields – School House Meadow and Eastern Close 50m…

3rd November

…after 25 years. Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Styrax japonica ‘Purple Dress’ is another new addition to our Styrax collection and has appeared from Burncoose. Wonderful late autumn colour. Styrax japonica…

8th November

…gardens open in February. These old Pinus radiatas disintegrate like this as they near the end of their lives. Pinus radiat Pinus radiat A good mature plant of Camellia sasanqua…

10th December

…the Keteleeria. Keteleeria A Pinus insignis branch below Slip Rail. Pinus insignis Amazingly the dead Scots pine by George’s Hut is still standing. dead Scots pine Plenty of boughs down…

15th December

…this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has blown over and snapped its stakes. Quercus rugosa Carpinus fargesiana (KR 8180) still in full leaf after another December week. Carpinus fargesiana…