14th June

…C. henryana var. simplicidentata. Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana The two unlabelled Carpinus with a weeping habit are, I think, C. shensiensis. 2019 – CHW One of the rhododendrons…

2nd October

…wrongly named? I think not on past autumn flowering. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Cotoneaster ‘unknown’ above The Hovel has large, oval, orange fruits but not in profusion and…

30th May

…japonicus ‘Pendula’ Here are some leaf pictures of Tilia henryana to complete the Tilia leaf species photographs of a week or so ago. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Jaimie…

27th July

…now know. Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Euonymus morrisonensis covered in flowers and copulating red winged insects in large numbers. Also a few large flies and wasps. A great display for…

28th September

…up with the drive plant soon. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana 2015 – CHW The very first flowers on Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ outside the front door. I may have…

16th August

henryana with no autumn flowers. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Sorbus cashmiriana. Sorbus cashmiriana Sorbus cashmiriana Sorbus vilmorinii. Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus vilmorinii Stuffed stoats with their winter coats. Stuffed…

11th February

…a tree but has reshot successfully over the last 5 years. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Much evidence of squirrel damage in Penvergate. evidence of squirrel damage The squirrel traps move…

26th June

…New growth on Tilia henryana New growth on Tilia henryana Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Right beside it and absolutely stunning in the sunlight is the fully fledged Liriodendron…

3rd July

…Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ is very fine today. Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Fruit bracts aplenty on Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’…

4th July

…is growing on Burns Bank and has no label. (Neither does anything much in this area appear on the master planting lists). We thought it was C. henryana and were…

2nd September

…The whitish bracts behind the seed clusters are interesting and attractive. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana The fattest fruit I have ever seen on Stewartia rostrata. About twice the size of…

4th September

…Plastered in flower. However the plant on the drive has none this year. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Stewartia pteropetiolata covered in seedpods alongside a fine Stewartia rostrata which was covered…

19th November

…Exactly as expected from a slow growing small tree which flowers in September. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Ladybirds hibernating on the felled dead sycamore which were given time to leave…

1st January 1897 – 2020

…the first ‘wild’ daffodils Tilia henryana Tilia henryana And still a perfect flower on Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere. Absolutely unbelievable but there it is for all to see. Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere…

7th April

…which we have had. Flowers aplenty on Carpinus japonicus. Carpinus japonicus Very different catkin flowers on Carpinus henryana. Carpinus henryana Violets opposite the front door. Violets Rhododendron oreotrephes. Rhododendron oreotrephes…

22nd April

…x peralchium ‘Frohnleiten’ is another new addition but not that special? Epimedium x peralchium ‘Frohnleiten’ The new growth on Tilia henryana is exquisite for a few days as we have…

9th May

…and initially rounded leaves as yet. Carpinus orientalis Salix magnifica living up to its name. Salix magnifica Carpinus henryana flowerless still. Carpinus henryana Aesculus x bushii (Aesculus mississipiensis) is, I…

16th May

…species of Carpinus well into leaf on Sinogrande Walk. Carpinus henryana ‘Simplicidentata’ (a gift from Bluebell Nursery) – now that the huge suckers from the graft have been removed we…

18th May

…planted 2009. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ I think this is Tilia mandshurica on the drive although I had mistakenly thought it was Tilia henryana until…

26th May

…terribly floriferous as yet. Magnolia ‘Anilou’ Carpinus henryana has equally serrated leaves but they are very different to C. japonicus when they first leaf up fully. Carpinus henryana 2023 –…