11th March

…into a saleable state in a pot? (Recently reclassified as xanthocyparis rather than chamaecyparis.) Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Aucuba japonica ‘Dentata’ –…

31st March

…of routine. 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…

23rd February

…had 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

2nd September

…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 seeds. About half the size…

12th January

…new growth 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…

28th November

…Styrax japonicus Styrax japonicus 2018 – CHW Adult foliage finally starting to appear on Xanthocyparis vietnamensis. A good three years since this was planted and, as I have said before,…

21st September

…genus to 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…