5th August

…crassifolium – not seen before. Pittosporum crassifolium Sophora microphylla. 12-15ft tall here. Sophora microphylla Pseudopanax crassifolius as a 10-12ft small tree. Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax laetus 12-15ft in height….

19th August

…of swallows nearly ready to fledge in the stable. clutch of swallows Pseudopanax adiantifolius flowering properly for the first time here. Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius Pseudopanax adiantifolius A…

31st December

…The seed heads on Pseudopanax laetus are purplish and a bit like purplish shaped snowflakes. They stand out well on the tree today. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax

23rd August

…growth. Pseudopanax ‘Gold Finger’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ has plain green, younger leaves and yellow, variegated, older ones. Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ Alchemilla pectinatus with attractive dead seed heads….

31st October

…the flowers. The flower heads look much like the seed heads in reality. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Also in John’s garden was Rostrincula dependens with mauve-bluish tinged pink flowers. This…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…apparently. lichen lichen This, unbelievably, is Pseudopanax ferox in maturity with its mature trifoliate leaves. It has seeded itself here and there 100 to 200 yards away. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax

8th December

Pseudopanax ferox. Looking in the latest RHS ‘Plantsman’ magazine they feature the bark of Pinus bungeana which has an equally attractive and not dissimilar patterning. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax

12th December

…acers A fine crop of Pseudopanax ferox and Pseudopanax crassifolius from liners. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax crassifolius Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ looking rather nice in the sun. Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…fully mature Pseudopanax crassifolius. Indeed a Record UK Tree. Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Abundent flowers on Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’. Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’ A large recently pollarded willow. pollarded…

11th February

…out in the snow. The flower buds and seed heads look much the same. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus A quite well grown Ilex yunnanensis behind the pond. Totally un-holly-like leaves….

15th February

…big leafed rhodos Pseudopanax ferox at 12-14ft. Attractive bark. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox New growth appearing on a defoliated Embothrium despite the recent cold. Embothrium Camellia tsai and Fitzroya cupressoides….

17th February

…trade’ deal but at least there were no tariffs. Pseudopanax Pseudopanax In the cold the specimen cycads have been having artificial light as well as heat. cycads View 17th February…

13th March

…Polyspora with very small flowers. Polyspora Rhododendron ‘Lord Rudolph’. Rhododendron ‘Lord Rudolph’ Pseudopanax ‘Sabre’. Pseudopanax ‘Sabre’ Pseudopanax ‘Sabre’ Westringia rosmariniformis. Westringia rosmariniformis Westringia rosmariniformis I think this is Magnolia maudiae…

14th April

…cavaleriei var. platypetala not out and rather wind battered. Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala Pseudopanax ‘Moa’s Toes’ – the 3 pronged leaves only emerge as the plant develops. Pseudopanax ‘Moa’s Toes’…

22nd April

…Primnopitys ferrugineus Primnopitys ferrugineus Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Pittosporum colensoi Pittosporum colensoi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Viburnum erubescens (perhaps now…

3rd November

…does not look that out of place today. A New Zealander by an ancient white camellia and under a Chinese maple. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus 2015 – CHW Schefflera taiwaniana…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…have ever seen. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox The view up the shrub border just outside the walled garden. The view up the shrub border The front of the Clandeboye House….

12th March

Pseudopanax macintyrei in flower – never seen this species before. Pseudopanax macintyrei Illicium macranthum full out with gorgeous scent. Illicium macranthum Illicium macranthum Schefflera bodinieri. Schefflera bodinieri Camellia yuhsiensis looking…

19th May

…(Michelia) ‘White Caviar’ Pseudopanax ‘Moas Toes’ romping skywards above Crinodendron Hedge. Tree like! Pseudopanax ‘Moas Toes’ A good new clump of (deciduous) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ nearby. The contrast between new…

25th July

…macrophylla Sizygium smithii still has attractive new growth. Sizygium smithii Juglans major (Juglans elaeopyren now) is getting away nicely. Juglans major Lithocarpus dealbatus not so well. Lithocarpus dealbatus Pseudopanax ‘Moa’s…