2nd October

…see here. One is about 12ft tall; the other 6-8ft only. Planted in 2006/7. What an attractive species this is. Small trees really rather than shrubs. Ilex dimorphophylla Ilex dimorphophylla

29th May

…the shop. wisteria Very different spiny new growth on Ilex dimorphophylla to the rounded mature leaves. Ilex dimorphophylla Ilex dimorphophylla A young Ilex latifolia or at least that is what…

24th May

…suppose. Ilex dimorphophylla Ilex dimorphophylla We called this ‘Bacon and Eggs’ as children. Growing in a bareish patch on the bank opposite the front door. I need the wild flower…

9th October

…dunnii Ilex dimorphophylla with another great show of berries. What an interesting holly this is. Ilex dimorphophylla Malus x micromalus with ripe yellow fruits. Malus x micromalus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 4)

…uva-ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Gaultheria wardii from Yunnan also about to show nearby. Gaultheria wardii Gaultheria wardii Ilex dimorphophylla in a rockery. It is not a rockery species! Ilex dimorphophylla Magnolia…

11th August

…Marvellous new growth on Ilex dimorphophylla. Ilex dimorphophylla Odd how the pure white Camellia reticulata holds its four month passed flowers on the twigs. Camellia reticulata Superb and extensive secondary…

7th September

…Podocarpus parlatorei Berries already ripening on the Ilex dimorphophylla and plenty again this year. Ilex dimorphophylla I have been noticing how our (and everyone else’s) Cercidiphyllum have been suffering and…