7th September

…Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ with a good crop of berries. Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ Carpinus laxiflora is covered in seed tassels and is now a sizable tree. Carpinus laxiflora

14th June

…Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus henryana var. simplicidentata appears to have a vigorous shoot from below the graft and has small ovate leaves. Sinogrande Walk. Need to cut the rootstock…

18th June

…a multitude of flowers tassels. Ostrya carpinifolia Ostrya carpinifolia Carpinus turczaninowii. Carpinus turczaninowii Carpinus turczaninowii Carpinus orientalis. Carpinus orientalis Carpinus orientalis Carpinus laxiflora var. macrostachya. Carpinus laxiflora var. macrostachya Carpinus…

3rd December

…Ball’ but, here, has coloured up rather better as Hillier’s says it should. Liquidambar styracifolia ‘Oconee’ Liquidambar styracifolia ‘Oconee’ Carpinus laxiflora a vivid yellow in the sun. Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus…

24th March

…tree. Not seen before. Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus laxiflora Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ – I do not quite get the name when it is so dark? Second flowering. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Athrotaxus…

16th May

…now that the huge suckers from the graft have been removed we can see the real thing. Carpinus henryana ‘Simplicidentata’ Carpinus laxiflora has quickly made a large tree. Planted 2009….