7th May

…– yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus ‘Asagi’ Prunus ‘Asagi’ Prunus ‘Asagi’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ Prunus ‘Shizuka’…

12th October

…us. I bought this from Esvelt and we must plant more! Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae From a distance I thought this was a styrax with secondary flowers. Impossible…

4th November

…the excellent Stewartia henryae which is a cut above the autumn colours of any of the three supposed S. monodelpha above. Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae 2018 – CHW…

18th June

…but has had exceptional red autumn colours, seems more than likely to be entirely correct. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Stewartia ogisu is now full out and is certainly…

8th October

…later in life. Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Fargesia utilis – supposedly the largest growing species of fargesia which is fully hardy but here the leaves are often blown off in…

28th June

…a good crop of flowers. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Styrax grandiflorus (from Roundabarrow) flowering decently a year or two after planting. Not sure if this is a recognised…

24th October

…Carpinus tschonoskii Carpinus tschonoskii Stewartia x henryae again showing just how good it is. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Stewartia monodelpha has improved greatly in a week or so….

25th October

…Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae The east winds have mounded up the fallen yellowish beech leaves outside the back yard with a good smattering of old Magnolia delavayi leaves blown up…

5th November

…pinkish berries. Sorbus hupehensis Sorbus hedlundii (KR 1810 A – best clone) with large fruits. Sorbus hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii Stewartia x henryae glowing nicely as it always has here. Stewartia…

1st October

…2021 – CHW Early autumn colour on Stewartia x henryae.Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ now has even more dark secondary flowers. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ A few secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ as usual. Rhododendron…