12th April

…var. magnificum Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii…

31st March

…will root just as easily. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana First flowering of a newly planted Magnolia cylindrica ‘Hohman’. Magnolia cylindrica ‘Hohman’ First flowers showing on Rhaphithamnus spinosus in the Rookery….

15th February

…on the fallen oak in White Styles. fallen oak Already Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ is covered in flower by the Old Dog Kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount…

17th April

…catkins. Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Salix magnifica with a full display of male catkins and female flowers. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Abies homolepis also with male…

20th April

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia ‘Peachy’ which is lighter…

14th June

…and Poplars by the lake are doing well. Salix and Poplars by the lake As is the Salix fargesii. Salix fargesii The magnolias are away too. magnolias New outside catering…

4th April

…Garden. Burncoose then found two more smaller ones and these have gone up to the now cleared top pond as seen here. (Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma). Salix x sepulcralis…

6th April

…‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) under Dry Walls. ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) Cattle at rest beside the cherries under the tower. Cattle at rest Pterocarya fraxinifolia needs…

1st May

…reference books say. I had not seen the catkins before standing upright on the stems. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ – simply gorgeous new…

13th May

…2023 – CHW Populus purdomii growing away quickly. The reddish new growth fades quickly. Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ slow to leaf up. Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’…

29th August

…is really a smaller version of Salix fargesii but the stems and buds are attractive. Growing in a damp place it has settled in well. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis Salix

29th November

…show. Acer griseum 2019 – CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ produces golden autumn colours as well as genuinely yellow leaves in the spring and summer. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix

24th July

…just coming out. Lespedeza thunbergii Salix bockii (alpine willow) – a new species to me. Easily mistaken for a podocarpus with its tiny leaves. Chinese and grows to 8ft. Salix

22nd September

…catkins. Planted by the old dog kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Zelkova sicula curana has established well in its first year. A rare shrubby species with…

20th September

…bush. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Crataegus ellwangeriania ‘Fire Ball’ was a gift from Bluebell Nursery. Its fruits are now fully ripe. Enormous for a thorn tree and this…

3rd September

…‘Golden Sunshine’ one year on from planting and 4ft already. This will be a new entry for the 2020 Burncoose website. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix

28th February

…Old Kennels. An outstanding display today. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Two more pictures of the sensational Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’. Magnolia sprengeri…

14th May

…growth and is thriving in this damp spot where we have previously lost several rhododendrons. Not dissimilar to Salix fargesii? Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis A huge yellow flowering callistemon by…

5th May

…very similar to what we saw on Salix fargesii a fortnight ago but the reference books say they are very similar. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis I was quite wrong about…

29th April

…‘Seattle Trident’ with its superb pink new growth. Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Salix magnifica also with its first flower here. Salix magnifica At last, the east wind has gone. A…