17th May

…well developed leaves here is the real thing just in leaf. Very good it is too! Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ I had…

16th November

…colours today. Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Stewartia monodelpha is, today, easily the best of the Stewartia species for…

14th March

…x semperflorens Alnus ullungdoensis Alnus ullungdoensis Acacia boormanii Acacia boormanii Lithodora zahnii Lithodora zahnii Paeonia cambessedessii Paeonia cambessedessii Euphorbia rigida Euphorbia rigide Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Camellia ‘Mercury…

2nd May

…spring show? Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ living up to its name. Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black…

31st October

…‘Flaming Suzy’. Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ And on a young Stewartia monodelpha in the sun and east wind. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’…

17th April

…cones still standing. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Good splitting bark on Quercus frainetto planted in 2010. Quercus frainetto Smooth bark on a similarly aged Quercus palustris. Quercus palustris A young…

5th October

…what it is) with interesting bark and unwelcome squirrel damage. Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis Quercus palustris colouring up. Quercus palustris 2023 – CHW Crataegus combyi with a superb show as…

14th October

…Aucklandii Garden. Oreopanax glabratus (BSWJ 14728) Crataegus calpodendron with its first ripe fruits. Crataegus calpodendron Crataegus calpodendron Quercus palustris and Stewartia monodelpha colouring up together. Quercus palustris and Stewartia monodelpha…

8th November

…with fruits yet again this year. Cladrastis sinensis, the Chinese yellowwood, still with leaf. Its American cousin has been leafless for weeks. Cladrastis sinensis Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ may not…