…by side Persea japonica Schima? Schima khasiana And the same again with the leaves turned over: Persea japonica Schima? Schima khasiana The problem is that the Schima (probably) khasiana has…

…flower is striking. Some scent with the schima flowers but only close up. Schima khasiana Schima khasiana Schima khasiana Schima khasiana 2015 – CHW Lapageria rosea out by the front…

…thinking that the leaves were those of a Lithocarpus. Ours is clearly wrongly named. Schima argentea Schima argentea Schima argentea Schima argentea What extraordinary seeds Melliodendron xylocarpum has. Huge and…

…distance. Sadly no flower buds on our (supposed) Schima argentea this year. A few on (supposed) Schima wallichii but not out yet in more shade. Schima khasiana Schima khasiana 2017…

…Schima in flower which may be another Schima khasiana. It was planted as Schima wallichii but we all know the muddle in Schima identification. Schima khasiana A couple of tail…

…year. Schima khasiana Schima superba is however covered and many flowers have already dropped to the ground. Schima superba Schima superba Schima superba A few tail end flowers are still…

…Schima wallichii and Schima argentea when she visits next week. Schima khasiana First flower high up in the sun on the first ancient, white Camellia sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua Autumn colour…

…sasanqua ‘Winter Snowman’ Schima wallichii (or perhaps it is Schima khasiana?) is about to become the best thing in the garden. I have planted several species including Schima argentea and…

…Cornus macrophylla Azara uruguayensis has odd leaflets between the proper leaves. Azara uruguayensis Azara uruguayensis Schima superba not flowering well this year. Schima superba Schima khasiana flowering better than last…

…says the botanists have now amalgamated the three species of autumn flowering schima which we grow here into just one species. Absurd! Schima wallichii Schima wallichii Schima wallichii An especially…

…nearly out. Schima superba But still not far advanced yet on Schima khasiana. Schima khasiana Styrax formosanus var. formosanus with a good crop of seeds but far less seeds than…

…sicula curana Schima superba is flowering rather better this year than last. Some flowers already on the ground. Tom said yesterday that his Schima species were performing well but ours…

…buds! Schima khasiana Schima khasiana Schima khasiana 2019 – CHW A search for fruits and berries on the drive. Stewartia rostrata with plump seed heads which are nearly ripe. The…

…for this season. Three out of our four different species of Schima have flowered this year. Schima wallichii did not perform. Schima argentea 2020 – CHW Work is now underway…

…around it. Syringa emodi ‘Aureovariegata’ One of these is Schima argentea. We still await Susyn Andrews investigations into our supposed 4 different species of Schima. Unlike S. khasiana this plant…

…which I had forgotten about. We do have four separate species of Schima (khasiana, argentea and superba). Schima wallichii Schima wallichii Quercus morii (CMBS 249-2003-1091) has grown very slowly and…

…(BSWJ 11686) Engelhardia spicata (HWJK 2421). Engelhardia spicata (HWJK 2421) Schima argentea (15423) looks nothing like our existing plant of this name. Schima argentea (15423) Euscaphis japonica (BSWJ 14600). Euscaphis…

…and even labelled it as such. Schima superba Schima superba Euonymus morrisonensis with loads of bud. Planted three to four years ago. Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis The newly planted Euonymus…

…flowers on Schima khasiana. A bit like small figs. The seasons are a bit the wrong way around with this plant! Schima khasiana Schima khasiana This 10 year old Rehderodendron…

…on a young plant. Tilia heterophylla Tilia heterophylla I had always thought this tree was Persea japonica but now it has schima flowers high up. The leaves are not at…