22nd July

…description and was previously known as Callicarpa purpurea which matches the leaf colour. Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma C. shirasawana and C. psilocalyx have been fairly recent purchases from Mark Bulk’s…

21st July

…says this species is tender. It is well protected here. Anyway I may stand corrected. Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma This may be the rather larger growing Callicarpa cathayana…

19th October

…others seen recently are fruiting. This group have grown well two and a half years on from planting. Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Attached here is a long missive from Susyn…

6th October

…not think I have seen this before. Callicarpa psilocalyx Callicarpa dichotoma also nearly out. Callicarpa dichotoma Nice autumn colour developing on Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ in the Isla Rose Plantation. Cercis…

17th October

…xanthoclada (NJM 11007) covered in juicy black fruits in the Isla Rose. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis subacuminata (FMWJ 1329) with fruits also just turning black. Berberis subacuminata Callicarpa dichotoma

7th September

…Nyssa sylvatica Fothergilla major also. Fothergilla major Celtis australis Celtis australis Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ in full flower – early! Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Callicarpa dichotoma in full flower too. Callicarpa dichotoma

11th February

…kawakamii 1 Callicarpa dichotoma 1 Callicarpa membranacea 3 Hydrangea involucrata 3 Hydrangea serr. Mount Aso 1 Ilex pedunculosa 1 Mahonia sheridaniana 1 Myoporum laetum 1 Nothofagus cunninghamii 1 Stewartia Anne…