…unlike the others (see Maurice Foster’s article in The Plantsman June 2019). Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya x rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ was…

…came from Tregothnan 35 or so years ago. Pterocarya macroptera var insignis Pterocarya macroptera var insignis Pterocarya tonkinensis does however look very different in leaf. If these two survive here…

…This young plant has much better foliage than the one in the Rookery. Note the Pterocarya graft shooting at ground level which needs cutting out. Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya…

…brown and ripe. The leaves on the top of the tree have fallen but still nice brilliant yellow colours lower down. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia The…

…growth which I had not seen before. Pyrus ‘Pashia’ Pyrus ‘Pashia’ Pterocarya tonkinensis just coming into leaf but already with attractive bark. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis The Taiwanese…

…Chelsea Stand because it did not come out in time. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ 2024 – CHW First tassel flowers on one of our young Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis trees. Pterocarya…

…Pterocarya fraxinifolia outside the backyard. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Azalea ‘Pink Pancake’ I think which is one of the best Nakahari hybrids. Azalea ‘Pink Pancake’ 2023 – CHW A tour with 19…

…suckers have been removed from where the roots are above ground. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Juglans regia ‘Kaemonia’. Juglans regia ‘Kaemonia’ Juglans nigra ‘Student Orchard’. Juglans nigra ‘Student Orchard’ Juglans…

…suber Pterocarya x rehderiana ‘Fern Leaf’ (now Pterocarya stenoptera ‘Fern Leaf’ according to the latest Hillier’s) is now 20ft tall and making good headway. A present from John Hillier 10…

…(BSWJ 8261/a). Hedychium maximum Pterocarya fraxinifolia with brilliant yellow colours above Laundry Hill. Pterocarya fraxinifolia You need a huge area to grow Pterocarya fraxinifolia well. Just look at the suckering…

…bark. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis The Taiwanese form of Trochodendron aralioides with early flower and interesting new growth. Trochodendron aralioides Trochodendron aralioides A young Rhododendron smirnowii with its…

…old leaves. Carpinus kawakamii Pterocarya rhoifolia just into full leaf. Pterocarya rhoifolia Pterocarya rhoifolia Lithocarpus hancei with its attractive and delicate reddish new growth. Lithocarpus hancei The first tall echium…

…Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Celestial’ First flowers on Aesculus x carnea ‘Aureomarginata’. Aesculus x carnea ‘Aureomarginata’ First flower tassels on Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var….

…in Kennel Close it is already producing flower/seed tassels. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Philadelphus (?) ‘Oeil de Pourpre’ which I have not seen in flower before….

…the suckers off each year as they do at Wisley and Tregothnan. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Hydrangea quercifolia is just coming out nicely on the drive. These are very short…

…Propagated in Holland by a new nurseryman. Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ 2016 – CHW More seed investigations today. Rhododendron eximium has set a few seeds on…

…to the Phellodendron above. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis First flowers coming on Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ from America (where else a name like this!). It is said to be stunning…

…Dragon’ Carpinus rankanensis has gorgeous veined and bronzy new growth. Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis Pterocarya rhoifolia just in leaf. Pterocarya rhoifolia Pterocarya rhoifolia Jaimie has completed the planting up of…

…insignis with its slightly coppery new growth. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Our young clump of Rhododendron williamsianum has a few flowers. Usually two flowers only in…

…‘Carlos’ just out too. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ – and it certainly is….