21st January

…as yet although planted in 2006/7. It is not yet anything like as good as the mature Trebah clump but we live in hope. Phyllostachys edulis Phyllostachys edulis Phyllostachys edulis

23rd August

…for next year’s new introductions to the catalogue.The Passiflora edulis fruits are now colouring up. Passiflora edulis fruits Passiflora edulis fruits Hydrangea serratifolia in flower for the first time in…

24th August

…Fraise’ starting to turn pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Lithocarpus edulis was planted in 2017. Romping away now. Lithocarpus edulis Lithocarpus edulis Lots of dark secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’….

23rd May

…much debated Lithocarpus nearby as Lithocarpus edulis (not Lithocarpus glabra). However it is quite dissimilar to the L. edulis at Rosemoor. Susyn brought samples with her of Ilex colchica and…

26th July

…about whether Quercus GLABARA (glabrous means hairless) is the same as Lithocarpus edulis (which is hairless). However Quercus glabra does have hairy indumentum on its new growth! The tree by…

20th August

…with flowers and berries together. Symphoricarpos albus 2021 – CHW An elderly Lithocarpus edulis in flower in Old Park. Lithocarpus edulis Rhododendron emarginatum in flower in Old Park. Rhododendron emarginatum…

21st August

…from New Zealand and a couple of flowers have appeared. Wisteria floribunda ‘Domino’ Debregesasia edulis ‘Elite’ with its curious orange fruits. The only other plant I can think of with…

10th August

…variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits forming for the same reason. What colour…

10th November

…A view across the top lake. top lake Phyllostachys edulis as a young plant in the new bamboo plantation. Phyllostachys edulis Thamnocalamus crassinodus developing well. Thamnocalamus crassinodus Thamnocalamus crassinodus A…

Visit to Tregrehan – 5th October

…Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus Passiflora edulis with delicious ripe fruit. The ones I photographed recently in the nursery have yet to turn black and ripe like this. Passiflora edulis Talauma…

16th March

…Corynocarpus laevigatus – Debregeasia edulis Elite – Hoheria glabrata x 3 – Malus fusca – Morella pensylvanica – Myrceugenia leptospermoides – Myricaria germanica – Olearia lacunose – Olearia odorata –…

28th March

…emerging shoots from Phyllostachys flexuosa although they look plump enough perhaps to be Phyllostachys edulis? Intricate hairs and leaflets at the tip of the new shoots and what colours! They…

4th May

…wants. Thomas Methuen-Campbell thought this was Lithocarpus edulis. Quercus glabra Quercus glabra Quercus glabra Quercus glabra A group of three 2017 planted Rhododendron ‘Penjerrick’ just performing for the first time…

14th January

…Shoe – original introduction L. pachyphyllus | Several of varying ages – some original L. uvariifolius | Original L. variolosus | Nigel Holman wild collected L. edulis | A sucker…