6th August

…Fruit on Cornus mas. Looks edible but not sure? Cornus mas Cornus mas Pyrus x michauxii with small pears. A record tree here. Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus x michauxii Pyrus…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…Quercus insignis (grafted plant) We saw Cornus officinalis full out in flower last week. Here Cornus mas is just starting to show while C. officinalis is over already. Cornus mas

25th February

…further out in the drizzle today. Magnolia campbellii above Crinodendron Hedge The rather unexciting Cornus mas ‘Variegata’ just out. Cornus mas ‘Variegata’ The 1913 Magnolia campbellii just now starting. 1913…

25th March

…overcast day. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ looking exceptional by the till at Burncoose. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ Cornus officinalis just going over but a much larger flower than Cornus mas. Cornus officinalis…

2nd March

…better in the nursery than the Cornus mas which we saw last week here in flower. Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Rhododendron ‘Bric-a-Brac’ in a large clump on the Burncoose driveway….

31st January 1897 – 2020

…Cornus mas? Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Sycoparrotia semidecidua has extraordinary flowers and here they are spot on for late January. Completely deciduous here in the tunnel. Sycoparrotia semidecidua…