…replace. Ilex fargesii Ilex fargesii The exceptional Ilex nothofagifolia which has Nothofagus leaves and a tiered growth habit as a small tree. Ilex nothofagifolia Ilex nothofagifolia Ilex dipyrena – proving…

…Ilex dipyrena and the fifth as Ilex kingiana. Here is the trunk of one of the Ilex dipyrena. Ilex dipyrena We locate four other Ilex kingiana of varying ages, but…

…elderly ilex above the Crinodendron Hedge are also probably Ilex dipyrena. The confusion has come in part from the identification of the ilex above the greenhouse previously as Ilex dipyrena…

…the identical two have Forrest numbers 25424 and 25362. I. insignis is no longer a recognised specie name. Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri…

…Gary Long, the head gardener there, to see if the group still existed? His reply and photographs appear here in full. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex…

…brioritensis Ilex latifolia is setting a good crop of berries on a young tree which Tom Hudson thought was correctly named. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia The two Ilex dimorphophylla were…

…any berries on the windbreak grove of Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla. A newly planted Ilex aff. gagnepainicina (FMWJ 13168) just below the main ride. Ilex aff. gagnepainicina Ilex aff. gagnepainicina…

…Ilex forrestii Ilex forrestii Ilex forrestii Ilex hookeri has (as you would expect) serrated leaves so this is a nonstarter.Ilex cyrtura – the leaf size is not as Galle describes…

…no flower or berries unlike our other older shrubby plant seen recently which had secondary flowers. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex kingiana with berries just about to turn…

…weeks ago. Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with its berries just turning yellow. A small tree of 15x10ft now. Planted in 2008. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’…

…I suspect may be subsp. perado rather than just Ilex perado. Ilex perado subsp azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp azorica (BSWJ 12526) Rhododendron ovatum just coming out with the…

…further. We did identify a mystery plant near the Engine House as Ilex verticillata (near the Windsor Ilex spinigera) which gives us a second Ilex verticillata. Tom also confirms the…

…Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata 2019 – CHW A garden tour in the drizzle for a group of 10 VIP Americans who were interested and enjoyed a…

…this one must have come from a colder location as it is untouched by last week’s Beast. Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Flowers…

…Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’ Roy Lancaster’s 2019 gift of an Ilex spinigera planted out last year and growing quickly. Ilex spinigera Ilex spinigera Genuinely out of season white flowers on…

…odd secondary flower on a young Rhododendron crassum. Unusual! Rhododendron crassum Ilex latifolia laden with seeds above the greenhouse. Well worth growing a few. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Ilex x…

…salicifolia. Magnolia salicifolia An elderly Magnolia sprengeri var. diva with hollowed out trunks. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva Very few berries this year on Ilex verticillata. Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata Plenty…

…‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC in 1899. A large plant above the Aucklandii Garden. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex…

…as here. Force 8 or 9 gales A second Quercus ilex shattered and fallen. A second Quercus ilex A single blown open flower on Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ nearby. Camellia…

…Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) in Forty Acres have survived the winter uneaten. Quite unusual. Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) You should never leave…