11th March 1897 – 2020

…rare tree but could you ever grow it into a saleable state in a pot? (Recently reclassified as xanthocyparis rather than chamaecyparis.) Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis…

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…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…assumed it was a dwarf conifer and tender. Wrong on both counts. Asia should keep on propagating the juvenile growth on this extraordinary rarity. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis…

2nd September

…the three was as slow as ours. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 2017 – CHW Off to Penvergate to see what is seeding this year.Magnolia officinalis var biloba has two small…

12th January 1897- 2020

…is still happening but frost risks severe. Easy to root from cuttings. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 2017 – CHW Very heavy rain all day. Cold north wind and snow up…

3rd May

…clump in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Xanthocyparis vietnamensis still with a bit of juvenile foliage. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Aesculus sylvatica is supposed to have orange-red flowers. Perhaps as the flower develops?…

21st September

…Caerhays but one which Tom is very keen on at Tregrehan. The judges are still ‘out’ here! Rhodelia aff parvipetala Rhodelia aff parvipetala Xanthocyparis vietnamensis (the very odd new conifer…

28th November

…foliage finally starting to appear on Xanthocyparis vietnamensis. A good three years since this was planted and, as I have said before, in a stupid place. It needs moving! Xanthocyparis