23rd September

…year is a standout species. Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster flinkii Cotoneaster flinkii Cotoneaster flinkii Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rhytidophyllum Cotoneaster rhytidophyllum Cotoneaster

7th October

…better than ever before. Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster rubens is improving and well worth growing. Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus in varying stages of ripeness. Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus Cotoneaster

27th September

…look at our C. franchettii. Cotoneaster tengyuehensis Cotoneaster tengyuehensis Cotoneaster tengyuehensis Cotoneaster ‘St Andrew’s Blaze’ (a gift from Fromefield Nurseries). This is not in the Fryer/Hylmö book so I need…

3rd October

…reds! Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’. Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ Cotoneaster erratus. Cotoneaster erratus Cotoneaster teijiashanensis not yet ripe by any means but the leaf looks correct from the reference books. What a name! Cotoneaster

13th October

…Then another look at our new cotoneaster collection: The rare Cotoneaster songoricus from Kazakhstan now has berries. Cotoneaster songoricus As does Cotoneaster fangianus from Korea which (as here) has light…

3rd September

…thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster hillieri with fewer fruits than usual. Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster flinckii. Cotoneaster flinckii Cotoneaster flinckii Cotoneaster rubens with a trailing habit. Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Minor progress…

7th July

…Blaze’ Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus (Ogisu 95102) with its first flowers that I remember. Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus (Ogisu 95102) Cotoneaster hillieri already has ripening berries. Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster parneyi (not to be confused…

16th October

…of what was planted here: -Cotoneaster erratusCotoneaster fangianusCotoneaster flinckiiCotoneaster gambleiCotoneaster glabratusCotoneaster naoujanensisCotoneaster rhytidophyllusCotoneaster rokujodaisanensisCotoneaster rubensCotoneaster schubertiiCotoneaster sikangensisCotoneaster silvestriiCotoneaster soongoricusCotoneaster teijiashanensisCotoneaster tengyuehensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster uniflorus Cotoneaster vandelaarii Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster

2nd October

…This proves it is not Cotoneaster microphyllus which has reddish pink fruits. Could it be Cotoneaster perpusillus, a Wilson introduction? Very few cotoneaster species have orange fruits. Perhaps these will…

4th October

…Cladastris kentuckea Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ with its yellow berries just turning. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Ilex cornuta (BJWS 8756) has an upright tree like habit but no flower or berries unlike…