22nd August

…at germinating them. Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica 2018 – CHW Rubus lineatus just coming into flower. Suckering away nicely to produce a big clump with very attractive foliage. Rubus lineatus

8th August

…a decent shrub. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus A top grafted Sorbus reducta with fruits forming. Sorbus reducta Sorbus reducta Lots of seeds have set on an old Rhododendron schlippenbachii above…

18th September

…number of raspberries are just forming on Rubus lineatus together with yet more attractive new growth. Must remember to look in a month. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus The top grafted…

1st November

…them to ripen and they are by no means large or yet all ripe. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus Saw the first two woodcock today and so did the keepers. The…

11th June

…– Engelhardia spicata (HWJK2421) – Eriobotrya aff. elliptica v. petelotii (BWJ16323) – Juglans cathayensis (CWJ12451) – Oreopanax glabrifolius (BSWJ14728) – Rubus lineatus from Vietnam (HWJ892) – Schima argentia (15423) –…

4th July

…more floriferous serrata forms.Rubus lineatus is growing into an attractive shrub with nice bark developing. This ought to be more widely grown and propagated but I see no raspberries yet…