7th July

…Spades’ Celtis douglasii with fruits. Celtis douglasii Celtis douglasii Cornus macrophylla has not yet flowered at Caerhays but here in its full glory. Cornus macrophylla Cornus macrophylla Chrysolepis chrysophylla (Castanopsis)…

28th May

…Schefflera macrophylla with new growth. Schefflera macrophylla A Calycanthus floridus planted last year is deado! Calycanthus floridus Aextoxicon punctatum has gorgeous light brown growth. Aextoxicon punctatum This rhododendron failed to…

23rd June

…excellent border filler. Gillenia trifoliata Gillenia trifoliata Magnolia macrophylla full out but high up. Magnolia macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ plastered in flower. Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ Cornus…

4th August

‘Macrophylla’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ The hydrangeas are nearly over but the view down the drive is still is not bad. hydrangeas are nearly over After the rain…

17th September

…dry year on the newly planted Ehretia macrophylla. Ehretia macrophylla Ehretia macrophylla An amusing little snippet from a friend. amusing 2019 – CHW The large Acer griseum below Kennel Close…

4th July

…stem by the leaf nodes to encourage side shoots. Much too precious for that! Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla The very late flowering ‘Harrod Hybrid’ rhododendrons are…

6th October

…‘Album’ with two flowers above Hovel Cart Road. R. nobleanum is apparently not a species? Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ Another Schefflera macrophylla planted out. Schefflera macrophylla Mallotus japonicus turning yellow. Mallotus…

24th December

…from the flower stalk already. This really is a huge and impressive plant. Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla No seeds left on the ground but plenty of…

20th July

…Dichroa guizhou Dichroa guizhou Calocedrus formosanus – the undersides of the leaves are silvery-white and the topsides dark green when developed. Calocedrus formosanus Calocedrus formosanus Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ (ex Crûg…

24th September

macrophylla planted this year. Schefflera macrophylla The flower on Oreopanax incisus is now full out. Oreopanax incisus A roe deer buck has attacked a eucalyptus with its horns in the…

2nd November

…Photinia macrophylla are now ripe and red. Photinia macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla has suddenly decided to put out three or four new growth branches around the central leader. Previously this had…

23rd April

…– very similar in habit to ours. Multi-stemmed. Schefflera taiwanensis Schefflera taiwanensis Schefflera macrophylla – a mammoth! Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Rhodoleia aff henryi – another exotic evergreen from Vietnam….

4th May

…but you need real shelter to keep the huge leaves undamaged by the wind in winter. SCHEFFLERA taiwaniana SCHEFFLERA macrophylla SCHEFFLERA macrophylla TETRAPANAX papyrifer TETRAPANAX papyrifer Tetrapanax papyrifer – more…

7th May

…disaster? I think not! Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla I have again been too late to see Magnolia ‘Raven’ properly. Dwarf habit. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Flamingo’ still performing in Kennel Close….

16th May

…branches of Schefflera macrophylla look impressive but will they fit as they are onto the lorry? Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla The cut stuff for Chelsea is assembling beside the cold…

22nd May

…away for some years. Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla I have missed the first flower on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Plenty of buds to come. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ What I have always…

26th May

…– John Anderson a year ago. Ehretia macrophylla Ehretia macrophylla Zanthoxylum coreanum with buds coming and some good prickles! Zanthoxylum coreanum Zanthoxylum coreanum Catalpa sechuanensis also has purple new growth…

1st June

…(P. macrophylla ‘Aurea’ seems to have much larger and differently displayed leaves?). Podocarpus macrophylla Neolitsea aciculata now with a full set of new growth. A gift from Tom Hudson and…

14th June

…griersonianum nearly over. Rhododendron griersonianum Photinia macrophylla with neither big leaves nor flowers but this plant suffered in The Beast. Photinia macrophylla Photinia macrophylla 2017 – CHW A trip to…

19th June

…Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla Euphorbia stygiana with one seed head – its first ever here. Euphorbia stygiana Schefflera delavayi with extensive new growth. One leader last year on a small…