6th August

…Fruit on Cornus mas. Looks edible but not sure? Cornus mas Cornus mas Pyrus x michauxii with small pears. A record tree here. Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus

9th July

…berteronica self-crossed Pyrus x michauxii, a hybrid between two pear species, has small pears appearing on a tree which hardly looks like a pear! Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus x michauxii…

22nd October

…from the Werrington Chinese Garden plant list. It may well be Pyrus pashia. pyrus pyrus 2015 – CHW Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry) on the lawn still has some leaves but the…

2nd July

…champion tree originating in the Levant as I have seen before with flower and fruit. Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus x michauxii Brahea armata – Mexican blue palm…

30th April

…on from planting. Mostly the flowers are on the main stem. Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ Pyrus ‘Pashia’ with attractive new growth which I had not seen before. Pyrus ‘Pashia’ Pyrus ‘Pashia’…

16th October

…– name unknown. Busy Lizzie Busy Lizzie Dendroseris litoralis. Dendroseris litoralis Fruits on Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ which one seldom sees. Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ The Betula circles get better and better….

20th November

…the cash point today. Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ is equally good alongside it. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Deutzia crenata ‘Nikko’ with a lovely reddish-purple hue as well. One…

12th March 1897 – 2020

Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’ Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’ Osmanthus burkwoodii – excellent in flower as a low clipped hedge. Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii 2016 – CHW First day…

8th December

…flowering out of season. Schefflera pauciflora The magnolia tunnel in the sales area is well stocked up and tidied for the spring. magnolia tunnel Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ still with bold…

9th February 1897 – 2020

…The one Corylopsis not ?? marked The Pyrus flaggiana C. H. C’s Syringa The big Glauca Oak near Melinanthus The Ribes longisternosum 1902 – JCW Minimus going back, minor shows…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…arboreum – blood red arboreum – micranthum – dahuricum – racemosum – sutchuenense.1913 – JCW I found a small spray of Pyrus malus open. The Thomsonii x Arboreum lot are…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…var digyna Sarcocca hookeriana var digyna A big tidy up for opening. Half the pyrus tree was dead and has now gone. The hydrangeas have had a ‘proper’ prune as…

9th April

…Graaf’s open in the Drive and a few cherries. 1914 – JCW The Auklandii x white Arboreum are now opening, Pyrus caloneura has been good for a fortnight. 1906 –…

10th January

…the new Malus collection in the Kitchen Garden with all hands on deck. 185 plants of 65 different Malus varieties and 3 forms of Pyrus as well.A long job to…

29th December

…should be plenty of space to add more varieties than the 65 in the first wave of planting (180 trees). I have included a few Pyrus in the plan because…

14th May

…japonica just coming out. A real show to come. Sorbus japonica x Sorbopyrus auricularis (Pyrus communis x Sorbus aria) flowering here for the first time. A peculiar mix but both…

26th April

…his garden. Japanese quinces may be Pyrus, or they may be Cydonia. No one is really sure of their origins. Chaenomeles are recorded as being on sale in a Bristol…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…open, Lady Clare is going over. R calophytum from Coombe Wood opens. Pyrus caloneura open. 1902 – JCW Jacko open and all the above without forcing but it is cold…