30th April

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. However, I think these plants…

29th November

…fast! Not sure who 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…

8th April

…Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagus dombeyi A superb glade of Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ glowing in the sunlight. One for the acer care article. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’…

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…

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…

1st May

…‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ I investigated our other tree of Nothofagus dombeyi but it now has no branches below 20ft and no way of photographing the leaves properly. This is…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Nuccios Ruby’ Seedling from Camellia reticulata ‘Nuccios Ruby’ Edgeworthia chrysantha growing in open woodland Edgeworthia chrysantha Edgeworthia chrysantha Sarcocca wallichii with huge black berries Sarcocca wallichii Sarcocca wallichii Nothofagus dombeyi

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…

23rd January 1897 – 2020

…planting in the order given. Viburnum fragrans, Magnolia salicifolia, Quercus spicata, Quercus glabra, Farrers Oak, Nothofagus dombeyi, Betula albo sinensis of Wilson, one cherry not the true Pilosiuscula. 1922 –…