4th May

…it was easy! Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Just two long catkins on Juglans ailanthifolia. Juglans ailanthifolia Still a good crop of flowers on Magnolia ‘Banana Split’….

2nd July

…Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana Juglans ailanthifolia – Japanese walnut – also with well advanced walnut formations as we have seen recently in a young tree at home. Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans…

13th May

…Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Now Daphniphyllum oldhamii also with its first flowers at about 6-8ft in height. A Crug Farm introduction. The new growth is spectacular. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii…

17th May

…progress. No idea which caterpillars like walnuts! Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia 2015 – CHW Chelsea stand nearing completion when the awful news arrives that 22 largely pedigree cattle (almost 20%…

29th August

ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ has little peeling bark yet on the main stem but the newer branches are peeling nicely. Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ Acer campbellii…

1st January

…displeasure in the normal way. rhododendrons rhododendrons Juglans ailanthifolia stands out in the sun. Amazing growth rate since planting in 2012. It will be a huge tree one day. Juglans…

11th May

…Araucaria bidwillii Our Acer carpinifolium is a female form. Highly promiscuous so the seed are unlikely to come true. Acer carpinifolium Female flowers now evident on Juglans ailanthifolia. The male…

2nd June

…on Juglans ailanthifolia and seed pods are forming quickly. Juglans ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very…

2nd May

…do not remember and decent fruits as yet? Crataegus miuvacis Crataegus miuvacis 2022 – CHW Juglans ailanthifolia with a crop of male catkins well behind the new growth which I…

31st May

ailanthifolia. Juglans ailanthifolia Still quite a few flowers left on Magnolia ‘Daphne’ – five to six weeks since it started. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Trachycarpus wagnerianus in full flower despite (or perhaps…