11th March

cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Illicium simonsii in full flower. Some pleasantly scented and some not. Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Rhododendron ramsdenianum very fine. A hybrid not a species dating from the…

1st April

…cyrtura are virtually leafless except at the very top of these 50-60ft trees. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura A record Nothofagus cunninghamii. Nothofagus cunninghamii Nothofagus cunninghamii Laurelia…

22nd April

…trailing stems. Primnopitys ferrugineus Primnopitys ferrugineus Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Pseudopanax ‘Chainsaw’ Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Nestegis cunninghamii Pittosporum colensoi Pittosporum colensoi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Clethra faberi Viburnum erubescens…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…bidwillii Nothofagus cunninghamii with peculiar new growth. Nothofagus cunninghamii Nothofagus cunninghamii Hakea saligna (protea family) with flower and seeds. Hakea saligna Acacia mucronatus in flower. Acacia mucronatus Acacia mucronatus Alchemilla…

21st April

cunninghamii is superb. Nothofagus cunninghamii Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ on the back path to Bramble Field beside the Magnolia (Michelia) martinii which has no flowers this year. This yellow magnolia has…

11th February

…3 Hydrangea involucrata 3 Hydrangea serr. Mount Aso 1 Ilex pedunculosa 1 Mahonia sheridaniana 1 Myoporum laetum 1 Nothofagus cunninghamii 1 Stewartia Anne 1 Syringa protolaciniata 1 Syzygium aff. Griisii…

29th April

…Wonderful reddish-bronze new growth on Nothofagus solanderi or is it Nothofagus cunninghamii. Nothofagus solanderi Just an odd flower on Camellia fraterna. Camellia fraterna Rhododendron williamsianum at Burncoose. Our largest surviving…