…Zelkova carpinifolia which has grown in obscurity for c.35 years below the Main Ride. Interesting bark. Zelkova carpinifolia Zelkova carpinifolia Zelkova carpinifolia Planted only in 2020/1 Zelkova abelicea is already…

…readily identifiable leaves in the shade. In full sun, and where seed is forming, they are a different shape. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata I think this…

…Zelkova Zelkova Zelkova Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) flowering properly for the very first time. Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’…

…reliable in the Cornish damp! Rosa ‘Bonica’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ Zelkova serrata with its characteristic trunk and leaves. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata I also saw Tilia kiusiana…

…Musa basjoo Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Zelkova serrata with seed forming. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata 2022 – CHW The tender Quercus fleuryi has peculiar drooping new…

…formation. Planted out in the autumn. This is only a large shrub in the wild – Greece or Crete. Zelkova abelicea Zelkova abelicea Zelkova abelicea Sorbus dunnii from Roundabarrow nurseries…

…fangiana Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ which goes on to produce wonderful autumn colour. Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed out here some years…

…Zelkova serrata ‘Variegata’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegata’ Two Ilex glabra seedlings with different leaf forms (Sandeman Seeds). Ilex glabra Ilex glabra Ilex glabra Quercus mexicana. Quercus mexicana 2024 – CHW Clerodendrum…

…ovate serrated leaves. Zelkova sicula curana Zelkova sicula curana Schima superba is flowering rather better this year than last. Some flowers already on the ground. Tom said yesterday that his…

…Zelkova. Zelkova serrata Brachyglottis russ[?] which I had not seen before. Brachyglottis russ Pseudopanax ferox in maturity with fully mature leaves. As large a mature plant of this species I…

…Rosa ‘Golden Showers’ Rosa ‘Golden Showers’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ on Nicholas Lock’s stand. Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Aextoxicon punctata with excellent new growth. Aextoxicon punctata Paeonia ‘Nippon Beauty’….

…for people with learning difficulties. Zelkova serrata in flower. Zelkova serrata Enkianthus perulatus – a very dense growing shrub. Enkianthus perulatus Carpinus x schuschaensis (perhaps) with just red male flowers…

…Philadelphus melanocalyx from Tom Hudson with its first flowers. A hint of pink on the back of the flowers and on the flower stems. Philadelphus melanocalyx Philadelphus melanocalyx Zelkova serrata…

…Chelsea Flower Show and the RHS Plant of the Year Competition. Fat chance but was nice enough today. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Zelkova abelicea is growing…

…stick. Will it reshoot? A horse chestnut was removed to make more room for a Zelkova. horse chestnut was removed 2025 – CHW A day or two ago we saw…

…– with its first flowers here. Not sure where this came from but clearly a greenhouse plant. Prostanthera calycinca Hemiptelea davidii with viscous spines (Zelkova davidii). Introduced to the UK…

…related to Zelkova. Totally hardy, a shrubby tree with spine tipped branchlets and small yellowish-green fruits. Introduced from Korea/China in 1908.Also on the Pavia list were up to 50 species…

…Hovenia acerba – Illicium parviflorum Forest Green – Leitneria floridana – Salix irrorate – Sapium japonicum – Zelkova serrata Variegata 2023 – CHWAnother interesting old newspaper article from 1871 regarding…

…were Zelkova by they borehole or below the tree fern on the main ride. I see we planted another in Area 6 in 2019 but have yet to find it…