…about to break on leafless branches than these photographs show. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida When you look at the old trunk you can see where the 1963 winter…

…simmondsii (nitida) has particularly graceful leaves and is rather nicer than many grey leaved eucalyptus species. Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus mannifera var praecox has…

…hyperythrum ‘Omo’ Lindera angustifolia against a blue sky. Lindera angustifolia Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ A really good young Magnolia nitida. Magnolia nitida Then the discovery…

…clump of Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) which has a fine scent. Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ a good replacement for box edging. Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ The water feature….

…one other decent big plant and a couple of youngsters which are now getting going. Jaimie says he did once see a total defoliation like this. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida…

…away in a sheltered spot by the Main Ride. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Another elderly clump of recently cut back Rhododendron viscosum by the entrance to the garden are just…

…nitida Magnolia nitida Our last original Meliosma veitchiorum is dead. It flowered profusely last year and was obviously then on the way out. Meliosma veitchiorum Lomatia ferruginea flowering away reasonably…

…it! Just look at the new secondary new growth. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida More hydrangea pruning above the drive. hydrangea pruning And below it where the hydrangeas were…

…in a few weeks as we simply cannot grow enough of this extraordinarily rare magnolia which will not propagate from cuttings. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Michelia yunnanensis ‘Summer Snowflake’ has…

…front of Clandeboye House. The view over the 3 lakes Nothofagus nitida is very similar to N. dombeyi but this is nitida we decide. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida The amazing…

…Tips’ putting on its full winter show before. It looks like a heather from a distance. Excellent edging plant instead of box. Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’…

…has. Chusquea culeou Chusquea culeou Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’ or syn. ‘Red Panda’ – superb form of this species with reddish canes in spring and autumn. Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’…

…with its red new growth showing already. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Magnolia ‘Angelica’ – second flowering. Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia…

…for a bit how much damage has actually been done to evergreens like this in the cold. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida More to come. 2017 – CHW A wet and…

…last. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida The first yellow magnolia to flower this year is Magnolia ‘Sunray’. Two flowers out today. Magnolia ‘Sunray’ A nice clearing for a batch of specie…

…amurensis has interesting bark. Maackia amurensis Nothofagus nitida is not one we have growing at Caerhays as far as I know. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida An unusual Mexican holly, Desfontainia…

…the stem. Too dark and exposed a place for it really. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Cladastris kentuckea is always the first tree here to show real autumn colour. I will…

…we must wait and see. The leaves do seem larger than on the plant shown next and have a slightly different configuration on the twigs. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida This…

…Fokienia hodginsii Parkameria yunnanensis – in the Magnolia nitida category. Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Michelia velutina has long pointed leaves but ‘not in the top 10 by flower’…

…has a flower coming too but not much foliage. Schefflera pauciflora At last a young Magnolia nitida tucked away in shelter which looks as though it will grow on into…