…parvifolia with its first berries. Photinia parvifolia Schinus molle growing on well. Schinus molle Quercus franchetii with secondary new growth and an interesting trunk. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii…

…Certainly many more than last year and still untroubled by the birds. Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Cotoneaster franchetii Rhododendron nobleanum has sprung into flower on the drive. I think the…

…year to shape it up as it had a hefty secondary leading branch. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Another of our surviving Rhododendron royalii hybrids is out – this time a…

…slates capping walls 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…

…‘Ernest Wilson’ Quercus franchetii with flowers. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii 2022 – CHW The first Royal Cornwall Show in three years. Plenty of people but fewer exhibitors and heavy rain…

…tree on a bank. The pheasants have already eaten the few black berries there were this year. Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cotoneaster franchetii still covered in…

…and continues to reveal my ignorance of this genus.Malus yunnanensis var. veitchii has no crab apples this year but we have seen some fruit previously.Cotoneaster franchetii looks amazing already. Cotoneaster…

…opening on Magnolia grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ First mass…

…Malus planting plan based on ultimate size and shape etc. Daffodil planting Daffodil planting Azalea luteum and Cotoneaster franchetii in the sun below the tower. Cotoneaster franchetii A few secondary…

…previous years. Prunus ‘Kursar’ Quercus franchetii not as evergreen as it was after the cold snap. Quercus franchetii Likewise Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ which now has many yellowing and dropping leaves….