3rd June

…a columnar windbreak. Ilex yunnanensis Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei nicely out with its odd tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back…

2nd June

…alongside the leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus Pterostyrax psilophyllus Enkianthus hirtinervus now full out and splendid. The very last of the Enkianthus species to flower. Enkianthus hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus 2018 – CHW…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea

…end of each leaf. Pterostyrax psilophyllus Pterostyrax psilophyllus Quercus pannosa which is another dense evergreen from Yunnan. Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus rehderiana with spines on…

21st May

…has very few buds this year. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei with its trilobed leaves. We used to be allowed to call it triloba. A…

4th June

…here. An azalea gall 2022 – CHW Four hours of welcome heavy rain overnight and more to come to dampen the Jubilee festivities. rain Another decent plant of Pterostyrax psilophyllus

28th September

…have sadly missed the flowers on Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei but here are the dangling seed clusters beneath the trilobed leaves. Pterostyrax x psilophyllus var. leveillei Flowers just coming out…

11th June

…the east wind. It is probably therefore Embothrium coccineum Lanceolatum Group. Embothrium Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei has three lobes at the end of each leaf and is suddenly in full…

11th May

…Bulk’s nursery in Holland to add to our growing collection. Pterostyrax psilophyllus is particularly rare and has an odd leaf with three points at the end of it. I saw…

8th October

…Shan Jiangxi Magnolia sprengeri (shell pink) TH2823 from Leigon Shan, Guizhan Rhododendron yuetengense TH2785 from Maoer Shan Styrax limprichtii 2+F Coll Erhalpk Dalai Yunnan Pterostyrax psilophyllus var leveillei Camellia yunnanesis…