…I saw/suffered a few on the trip.Daphne pontica with more pointed and elongated flowers than in some forms. Daphne pontica Daphne pontica Zanthoxylum acanthopodium which I had never seen before….

…species for us. So about a third of the newly planted Crataegus species have now flowered but I have missed a couple while away. Crataegus pontica Crataegus pontica Rhododendron falconeri…

…in less than a week in this heat. Azalea pontica Azalea pontica Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ nearly full out on the drive. Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’…

…Picrasma quassioides in full flower. Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Quercus pontica with acorns forming. Quercus pontica Quercus pontica Quercus glauca – our tree at Caerhays is nearly dead. Quercus glauca…

…usual. Crataegus combyi Crataegus combyi Crataegus pontica also with fruits for the first time here. Crataegus pontica Crataegus pontica Sorbus wardii with small clusters of 2-5 yellow/ orange fruits. Sorbus…

…rather different leaves. Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi Quercus pontica – an elderly tree with several main stems. Quercus pontica Sorbus scalaris with leaves and flower forming. Sorbus scalaris Sorbus scalaris…

…do not remember if I have. Carpinus japonica Crataegus pontica with unripe fruits on a young plant. Crataegus pontica Decaisnea fargesii more covered in blue seed pods then I have…

…on Euonymus monbeigii. Euonymus monbeigii Crataegus heldreichii also ripe. Crataegus heldreichii Crataegus pontica fruits have developed into something interesting. Crataegus pontica Suddenly a batch of exceptionally coloured secondary flowers on…

…Here on a hedge at Vose Farm. Fallopia japonica Striking colour on a clump of pruned Azalea pontica on the drive. Azalea pontica Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ by Red Linney…

…the playhouse or perhaps it was Daphne pontica? Nice but not exactly a woodland plant for Caerhays. It was the first daphne I ever saw and I had no idea…

…overhanging the drive offset either side by forms of Azalea pontica. Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ Azalea ‘Narcissiflorum’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ is similar to ‘Royal Command’ but with an orange centre….