2nd June

moupinensis Euonymus moupinensis Euonymus moupinensis Attractive reddish new growth on Stewartia pteropetiolata and reddish stems to the new leaves. Re-growing vigorously after major leaf loss in ‘The Beast’. Stewartia pteropetiolata…

3rd October

moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster hualiensis (BSWJ 3143) looking rather old and tired on what I suspect is far too hot a location in Kennel Close. Cotoneaster hualiensis (BSWJ…

29th August

…is really a smaller version of Salix fargesii but the stems and buds are attractive. Growing in a damp place it has settled in well. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis Salix…

5th May

…very similar to what we saw on Salix fargesii a fortnight ago but the reference books say they are very similar. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis I was quite wrong about…

14th May

…growth and is thriving in this damp spot where we have previously lost several rhododendrons. Not dissimilar to Salix fargesii? Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis A huge yellow flowering callistemon by…

14th June

…unusual and peculiar. Euonymus moupinensis Euonymus moupinensis Last flowers fading out on a 1980s planted Rhododendron yakushimanum in the Auklandii Garden. Only 4-5ft tall even now. Rhododendron yakushimanum 2021 –…

16th June

…is a new one to us with small pink flowers and berries forming on the flower trusses at the same time. Attractive new growth too. Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Catalpa…

28th September

…Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Another final grass cut at Tin Garden ready for the planting of the FJW memorial gardens next spring. The daffodil bulbs from Ron Scamp have arrived…

29th October

…colour if the gales abate. Prunus incisa Prunus incisa Cotoneaster moupinensis still has a fine crop of black berries intact on the shrub which is now 6-8ft tall. Cotoneaster moupinensis

13th October

moupinensis with large black fruits. The first time we have seen these on a young plant. Cotoneaster moupinensis The seeds I photographed earlier on Sorbus wilsoniana have now turned an…

26th November

…Camellia cuspidata in the Rookery. All a bit battered. Camellia cuspidata The large dead white Rhododendron arboreum all cleared on Burns Bank. Rhododendron arboreum Euonymus moupinensis (E. echinatus) with attractive…

27th October

…spring when still dormant. magnolia seedlings A good saleable crop of Euonymus moupinensis for the nursery. Euonymus moupinensis Asia has rooted cuttings of Tom’s peculiar narrow leafed bay tree which…

17th October

…with even bigger fruits than usual. Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Euonymus moupinensis has incredibly yellow leaves at this time of the year. Euonymus moupinensis Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ with good autumn…

3rd July

…Vaccinium dunalianum var. caudatifolium Euonymus echinatus (E. moupinensis) is already forming red seed pods resting on the leaves. Euonymus echinatus (E. moupinensis) A young Lindera benzoin has leaves which I…

8th October

…‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Nearly ripe fruits on Euonymus moupinensis which will soon split open. Euonymus moupinensis Ilex opaca is…

27th August

…with our Vaccinium dondaldianum. Vaccinium dunalianum x caudatifolium (NMWJ 14558) Seed heads forming on Euonymus moupinensis (E. echinatus) – just a few and, like the flowers, they sit half way…

5th August

…of Spades’ Hoheria ‘Ace of Spades’ Cotoneaster moupinensis with ripe berries. Cotoneaster moupinensis Rhus sylvestris – another new species. Rhus sylvestris Fraxinus chinensis subsp. rhycophylla. Fraxinus chinensis subsp. rhycophylla Prunus…

26th July

…new growth as we have seen before. Cotoneaster moupinensis with berries turning already. Cotoneaster moupinensis Supposedly Ehretia anacua? Looks much like E. dicksonii but no flowers here yet? 2020 –…

6th April

…on Cotoneaster moupinensis. Cotoneaster moupinensis Prunus incisa is just starting into flower. Note the old pigeons’ nest at head height. Prunus incisa Prunus incisa Prunus incisa with pigeon nest 2019…

10th January

…Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Deer damage also to a small evergreen Euonymus moupinensis (now Euonymus echinatus apparently) given to us by Roy Lancaster. Nothing escapes a roe buck…