15th June

…in full sun; a hot and dry location. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Phellodendron japonicum is supposed to have corky bark but not yet. I had not…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…look better when the new growth emerges. Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Pseudotaxus chienii looks a bit insipid. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus…

5th April

…Pseudotaxus chienii which is a shrub with yew like leaves and, one day, white berries if we are lucky. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii You really do not see…

28th April

…first plants in stock of Pseudotaxus chienii. Pseudotaxus chienii First flowers here on Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’ Weigelia ‘Black and White’ nicely out. Weigelia ‘Black and White’ Attractive…

6th May

…Pseudotaxus chienii with attractive new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii New growth on a young Carya ovata. Carya ovata 2022 – CHW Jaimie sends me this picture of a blackbird nesting for…

13th May

…morii New growth on Pseudotaxus chienii. Pseudotaxus chienii Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ is never a very spectacular show here. Few flowers and rather hidden by the new growth. Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’…

4th August

…Viburnum fansipanensis (BSWJ 8302) also with swelling seed heads. Viburnum fansipanensis (BSWJ 8302) This newly planted Pseudotaxus chienii looks rather different from the established plant on Sinogrande Walk. Need to…

19th January

…speciosa above the Hovel. Polyspora speciosa Polyspora speciosa Pseudotaxus chienii above the Hovel. Pseudotaxus chienii 2024 – CHW The ground is frozen solid – about -5°c overnight and no thawing…

30th March

…This is Torreya nuncifera on Hovel Cart Road. A dullish ‘yew-like’ tree perhaps but it has defied earlier deer damage to grow away. No duller than Pseudotaxus chienii seen a…