…kweichowense. Just one flower so far but, unlike other Rehderodendron species, the flowers are in a clear panicle. The second new Rehderodendron species to flower here this year. Rehderodendron indochinense…

…paid £85 for it! Rehderodendron indochinensis Rehderodendron indochinensis Rehderodendron kwangtungense has some dieback on last year’s new growth and far less new growth but the leaves are huge. It needs…

…kweichowense Rehderodendron kweichowense Rehderodendron kweichowense Rehderodendron kweichowense Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ three years on from planting. It has a more spreading habit than you expect when you first see it in a…

…ancient ginko. You can see the Pinus insignis stump in the background. A rare plant which has tough pink seed pods in maturity but not here. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Rehderodendron macrocarpum…

…Rehderodendron kwangtungense – I doubt either of these new introductions have been seen at a public flower show before. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense Same goes for Symplocos dryophila and Symplocos…

…so from such a young tree. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Rehderodendron macrocarpum Rehderodendron macrocarpum 2016 – CHW Nick Macer from Pan-Global Plants arrives for a tour. We had not met but Jaimie…

…certainly hugely different from Neolitsea sericea. Neolitsea polycarpa Neolitsea polycarpa Rehderodendron kwatungense is now growing well. Nice bark too. Rehderodendron kwatungense Rehderodendron kwatungense Rehderodendron kwatungense Polyspora longicarpa is full of…

…raised, named and registered but not bred by us. Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ Flowers further out on Rehderodendron indochinense. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense A startlingly good batch of wild violets…

…more erect and upright branches. Maytenus boaria The oldest plant left of Rehderodendron macrocarpum is dying and half the stem is rotten. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Rehderodendron macrocarpum 2020 – CHW Hovel…

…Styrax limprichtii Squirrels have taken a liking to Tom’s Rehderodendron macrocarpum and done untold damage much earlier in the year than you would expect ‘tree rat’ attacks like this. Rehderodendron…