5th April

…as usual. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Behind it an Amelanchier laevis is out just as the leaf starts to emerge. Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis An unusual…

17th April

shirotae And you cannot go up the drive without being stunned by Prunus shirotae. Few cherries have such a wonderful spreading habit or quite such a double flowered inflorescence. The…

25th April

…the north wind is blowing off cascades of petals onto the drive. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Amelanchier is not a plant group which was represented much at Caerhays until 20…

29th November

…job a few days ago but still too late. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ 2018 – CHW The dead Lithocarpus henryi has now been felled and logged. The sad…

30th March

…of a mess! Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ just coming out. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Dad’s unnamed hybrid at Red Linney is late into flower but not really…

3rd April

…Jury’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ on the drive now full out. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Clearing up stumps around this beech tree which split in half last…

22nd November

…ever. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Cotinus coccygra ‘Rubnifolia’ was cut back recently and is still in full new growth. Cotinus coccygra ‘Rubnifolia’ Enkianthus deflexus with nice autumn tints on this…

24th November

…at last, scheduled to take place soon. Met with Bob Fletcher and Johnny from KPK in the pouring rain and wind. new roof Prunus ‘Shirotae’ just turning colour but recent…

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…in a clump of Rhododendron schlippenbachii is now out. The rest not. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Prunus ‘Shirotae’ holds sway over the drive. Just out and not quite full out. Prunus ‘Shirotae’…

2nd December

…ago was therefore not an aberration or a secondary flowering. Rhododendron moupinense Prunus Shirotae nearby has lost many of its leaves but what remain are a rather lovely yellow. So…

6th April

…away from any other cherry to cross with. Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Prunus cerascifera Another Prunus ‘Shirotae’ glows in Bond Street. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ A good display on the…

21st November

…deliberately in a main drain overflow from the drive. These trees delight in growing in boggy waterlogged situations as here. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ is not nearly as…

7th April

…White and blue Spanish bluebells. Spanish bluebells Azalea ‘Amoena’ racing out on the drive. Azalea ‘Amoena’ I stop to bemoan the premature end of Prunus ‘Shirotae’ as a result of…

31st March

…Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Prunus ‘Shirotae’ should be perfect for the show as well. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ 2023 – CHW Torrential rain again today in what has been a…

28th April

…worth its place. An avenue of these would be quite a sight and the flowering period is far longer than ‘Shirotae’ or‘Kanzan’. 1927 – JCW Yesterday was the Truro Show,…

30th April

…Certainly as good as Prunus ‘Shirotae’ which has a similar habit. Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ Prunus ‘Shogetsu’ The swan has decided to nest again in the same spot as last…

28th November

…marker stakes in a staggered line at 7 meter spacings. A list of what is to be planted is attached below: Prunus ‘Matsumae-Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Ukon’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ Prunus…