…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…

…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…

…with yew like leaves and, one day, white berries if we are lucky. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii You really do not see too many common holly berries in…

…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…

…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…

…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’…

…no flowers yet. Cornus macrophylla 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…

…Stewartia ‘Anne’ Pseudotaxus chienii with new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii Camellia ‘Holly Bright’ with its highly serrated leaves. Camellia ‘Holly Bright’ Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Ogisu’ also with early autumn tints. Stewartia pseudocamellia…

…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 today….

…related species. 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…