30th April

…check and ‘go compare’. Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagus dombeyi The Rhododendron zaleucum clump has got old and rather leggy. We need to take cuttings and start off a new clump again….

29th November

…gave us this? Asia may know? Salvia dombeyi Salvia dombeyi Salvia dombeyi 2016 – CHW The Ginkgo biloba is now turning fast. Possibly the best thing this year in the…

Irish trip April 2018

…in 1979. Shooting from the base. Leptospermum ericoides Leptospermum ericoides Nothofagus dombeyi with smaller leaves than some. Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagus dombeyi Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ was a dramatic yellow in the…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…grow like trees. Griselinia littoralis Nothofagus dombeyi – a huge tree by the lake with a massive side branch. Nothofagus dombeyi Lizzie & Terence by the lake. Lizzie & Terence…

8th April

…‘Bokrafoot’ Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ An impressive trunk on an ancient Nothofagus dombeyi. Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagus dombeyi A superb glade of Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ glowing in the sunlight. One…

15th September

…and huge (6-8’’ long)! Salvia dombeyi Salvia dombeyi At last we see the first tiny flower buds ever seen by us on Berberidopsis beckleri. Asia has propagated enough of these…

17th March

…woodland Edgeworthia chrysantha Edgeworthia chrysantha Sarcocca wallichii with huge black berries Sarcocca wallichii Sarcocca wallichii Nothofagus dombeyi trunk Nothofagus dombeyi Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Dacrycarpus…

1st May

…our other tree of Nothofagus dombeyi but it now has no branches below 20ft and no way of photographing the leaves properly. This is the trunk. Nothofagus dombeyi The new…

Tregrehan Gardens Visit – 15th March 2019

…berries Nothofagus dombeyi trunk Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trunk. These are growing as a clump of five trees. Rhododendron frangipanensis in full flower. New species to me. Arbutus canariensis…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…front of Clandeboye House. The view over the 3 lakes Nothofagus nitida is very similar to N. dombeyi but this is nitida we decide. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida The amazing…