13th May

…Q. myrsinifolia? It looks a little like Q. glauca as myrsinifolia normally has narrower leaves. If you look closely at the underside of the leaf Q. glauca has hairs pressed…

3rd May

…Berberis ‘Georgii’ Phyllocladus glauca Phyllocladus glauca Phyllocladus glauca Gleditsia sinensis – with huge thorns to stop animals climbing the tree. Gleditsia sinensis Gleditsia sinensis Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’…

22nd June

…cuttings for years and sold it as Q. myrsinifolia. Alan says it is Quercus glauca and, I agree, that it looks NOW very like the Q. glauca which I photographed…

16th August

…Meliosma oldhamii. Meliosma myriantha aff. Lindera glauca with seed forming. Lindera glauca Lindera glauca Litsea dilleniifolia with flowers. A brute of a thing! Litsea dilleniifolia Litsea dilleniifolia The extraordinary rare…

Bamboo’s at Caerhays

…Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Chiminobambusa trangui. ‘Shiroshima’ – attractive variegation in a taller growing bamboo. Quite a spreader too but only 4-5ft so far. Chiminobambusa trangui. ‘Shiroshima’ Chiminobambusa…

26th July

…or grey) grows nearby.) Quercus GLABRA Quercus GLABRA Quercus GLAUCA Quercus GLAUCA Quercus GLAUCA The originas of Quercus acuta are very different. The old plant towards Tin Garden which was…

18th January

…spreading clump. Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys nidularia Phyllostachys glauca – a long spreading and vigorous clump. Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Phyllostachys glauca Chiminobambusa trangui. ‘Shiroshima’ – attractive variegation in…

11th May

…Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Brilliantissimum’ Litsea glauca with its new growth. The old tree died, and root suckers have grown up as a clump. Litsea glauca Litsea glauca Litsea glauca Neolitsea aff….

17th June

…Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Quercus pontica with acorns forming. Quercus pontica Quercus pontica Quercus glauca – our tree at Caerhays is nearly dead. Quercus glauca Quercus glauca Ilex hookeri which…

5th August

‘Glauca’ Abies procera ‘Glauca’ Aphananthe aspera – I had never seen this before. Shoots and leaves have appressed hairs and are rough to the touch. Aphananthe aspera Aphananthe aspera Picea…