23rd July

…really both M. cuneifolia? Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Rhododendron facetum from West Yunnan. Rhododendron facetum Tom gave us a plant of this Meliosma dumicola (TH…

23rd February

…as here in Tom’s three plants, to a cypress like tall growing tree. A quite extraordinary transformation at around 6-8ft. Two of Tom’s plants have virtually no juvenile growth left…

21st April

…had not arrived at all. Lots of archive work to do. Tom offers cuttings in the summer. This is a must acquire for the Caerhays collection with plenty of room…

Tom Hudson – Camellia cuspidata saga!

Back to 22nd February. As mentioned on the 22nd February 2018, I sent the images to Tom Hudson (Tregrehan Gardens) and here is the debate that ensued between myself, Tom

29th May

Tom is checking. 7. Photinia microphylla here is the same as Tom’s 8. Photinia nussia here is the same as Tom’s. Ditto Photinia nitakayamensis 9. The three Photinia villosa forms…

6th October

…Our elderly plants are C. taliensis and not C. oleifera and hence my surprise at the appearance of Tom’s C. oleifera. Just one of those gardening things! I remain an…

17th March

…Camellia ‘Tom Pouce’ is a new thing which I have not seen before flowering here. Camellia ‘Tom Pouce’ Camellia ‘Tom Pouce’ Camellia ‘Winter Gem’ is another new thing. Camellia ‘Winter…

20th March

…‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ An unnamed wild collected Hedychium which Tom gave us a plant of last year. Tender and spring flowering. It grows in crevices in rocks and spreads to…

23rd May

…coccifera During the day, where we were joined by Tom Hudson, we found quite a number of naming errors in young oaks collected by Allen Coombes and grown here from…

22nd March

…up to its name. Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ 2021 – CHW A late afternoon garden tour with Tom Hudson to look at forms of Magnolia sprengeri. We viewed…