26th May

…‘Carrierei’ The very quick growing and tree-like Cotoneaster affinis. Cotoneaster affinis Cotoneaster affinis The Aesculus wilsonii at the entrance to Old Park are splendid this year. Pink flowers already fertilised….

28th July

affinis was entirely spiny heather-like foliage and blue-white pea flowers. Growing here to 8-10ft as a multi stemmed shrub. Psoralea affinis Psoralea affinis Pink watsonia – equally good. Pink watsonia…

10th December

…into a small tree. Cotoneaster affinis Cotoneaster affinis 2024 – CHW Assessing the damage from Storm Darragh is not too ghastly. It was a North wind so the drive took…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea

…yunnanensis Quercus affinis from Mexico with acorns forming. Quercus affinis Quercus affinis Calycanthus chinensis (formerly Sinocalycanthus chinensis) with its last pink tinged flowers and huge leaves. The buds are rather…

23rd May

…‘Belgica Aurea’ We believe this is Quercus affinis although I thought it was Quercus castanifolia when looking at the spiny acorns cups last autumn. Quercus affinis This is labelled Quercus…

9th June

…is! beached whale Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata the King’ and Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’. Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata the King’ Pinus parviflora Pinus parviflora Pinus parviflora Podophyllum versipile ‘Spotty Dotty’ and Hosta…

30th August

…the ‘Cockspur thorn’. Huge spines! Crataegus crus-galli ‘Inermis’ Quercus affinis x Quercus laurifolia – a gift from Thomas Methuan-Campbell with especially red secondary new growth. Quercus affinis x Quercus laurifolia…

2nd December

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Quercus affinis x Quercus laurina is a full evergreen. A gift from Thomas…

30th July

…Acer sterculiaceum which is doing well. Of Quercus affinis and Quercus rugosa there is no sign. Major casualties because of minimal care and maintenance on the periphery of the garden….

22nd September

…BSWJ12948 Ternstroemia aff. chapaensis WWJ11918 Viburnum parvifolium BSWJ6768 x Didrangea Ytiensis BSWJ11790Also the list of plants bought from Nick Lock: Berberis hypokerina Buddleja tibetica Cotoneaster affinis Euonymus wilsonii Frangula alnus…

6th July 1897 – 2020

…planted with it have no label and look different. Perhaps drought casualties. Philadelphus caucasicus I cannot find Philadelphus affinis which arrived in 2016. Still to be planted out which I…