15th October

…on well. Schinus molle Quercus franchetii with secondary new growth and an interesting trunk. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) a year after planting. Photinia lasiogyna…

11th November

…door! puddles puddles Cotoneaster franchetii absolutely laden with berries. Certainly many more than last year and still untroubled by the birds. Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Rhododendron nobleanum has…

14th May

…hefty secondary leading branch. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Another of our surviving Rhododendron royalii hybrids is out – this time a yellowish form. Rhododendron royalii hybrids Labelled Enkianthus chinensis this…

9th June

…a young plant. Few Tilia species seem to flower at a young age. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Quercus franchetii with flowers. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii 2022…

12th October

…where they grow and are both a nuisance and hard to dig out properly. Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Carpinus caroliniana showing some autumn tints but only here and there. If…

2nd October

…camellia Cotoneaster franchetii hangs over Dicksonia antarctica in what was once the old wooden Playhouse. Cotoneaster franchetii 2023 – CHW An inspection of newer things in the Tin Garden area.A…

9th October

…has no crab apples this year but we have seen some fruit previously.Cotoneaster franchetii looks amazing already. Cotoneaster franchetii Annoyingly an unlabelled and unlisted Sorbus is standing proud with its…

31st October

…can begin to set out the Malus planting plan based on ultimate size and shape etc. Daffodil planting Daffodil planting Azalea luteum and Cotoneaster franchetii in the sun below the…

9th August

…performing well as a clump of three. Hoheria stylosa ‘Snow White’ Carpinus shensiensis getting going after a bad start last year. Carpinus shensiensis New growth on Quercus franchetii is only…

7th November

…turning. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Plenty of flowers still opening on Magnolia grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn…

28th November

…eaten the few black berries there were this year. Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cotoneaster franchetii still covered in berries. Cotoneaster franchetii The largest monkey puzzle against…

28th January

…although I would have expected it to based on previous years. Prunus ‘Kursar’ Quercus franchetii not as evergreen as it was after the cold snap. Quercus franchetii Likewise Cotoneaster frigidus…

17th April

…still all this Acer franchetii as it was always known here and an original plant proves the point. Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum (NJM 13017) Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ –…

4th December

…the wall oak seedling brick buttress Also large cracks and holes in the wall and a Cotoneaster franchetii ‘doing nicely’ growing from the top between slate slabs. Time for a…

26th December

…in the garden (eg Cotoneaster franchetii). Cotoneaster glabratus Cotoneaster glabratus On reflection I think this was the conclusion to the same query in this diary a year or three ago….