16th March

…‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Pseudotaxus chienii looks a bit insipid. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Schefflera rhododendrifolia – too small…

15th June

…here in full sun; a hot and dry location. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Phellodendron japonicum is supposed to have corky bark but not yet. I had…

5th April

…day, white berries if we are lucky. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii You really do not see too many common holly berries in April! HOLLY berries Corylopsis willmottiae (now…

18th March

…a few years ago and one for the chop when we remember. Very early none the less – say eight to ten weeks! Rhododendron ponticum This is labelled Pseudotaxus chenii…

28th April

…plants in stock of Pseudotaxus chienii. Pseudotaxus chienii First flowers here on Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’ Weigelia ‘Black and White’ nicely out. Weigelia ‘Black and White’ Attractive new…

6th May

…wood. Picconia excelsa Picconia excelsa Pseudotaxus chienii with attractive new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii New growth on a young Carya ovata. Carya ovata 2022 – CHW Jaimie sends me this picture…

22nd June

…Buddleia limitanea Pseudotaxus chenii growing away well now in a hot spot on a dry bank. Pseudotaxus chenii Ginkgo biloba ‘Mutant Weeper’ with very long and peculiar split leaves. Planted…

4th August

…also with swelling seed heads. Viburnum fansipanensis (BSWJ 8302) This newly planted Pseudotaxus chienii looks rather different from the established plant on Sinogrande Walk. Need to see which is the…

30th March

…No duller than Pseudotaxus chienii seen a few weeks ago anyway. Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Nearby is Torreya taxifolia which clearly has sets of flowers which are about…