9th October

…Trees’, it is listed as Malus rockii. If the crab apples eventually turn redder than this then he appears to be correct. By the Slip Rails. Malus x rockii Malus…

4th June

…clue. Malus rockii Malus rockii Aesculus chinensis in full flower in Kennel Close. One of the later flowering species. A small slow growing tree rare in cultivation. Aesculus chinensis Aesculus…

13th November

…red as the yellow tints appear. Malus rockii Malus rockii Magnolia x weisneri still in full leaf. Magnolia x weisneri As is Magnolia decidua. Magnolia decidua Ripe fruits on Cotoneaster…

15th January

…on what Tom Hudson identified as Malus rockii (he said x rockii but this is not in Hillier’s) are now ripe. New Trees says the fruits are ‘pome red’. There…

30th April

…very fine large flowered form Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a very fine large flowered form Paeonia unnamed Paeonia unnamed Paeonia unnamed Paeonia rockii Farfalla Grigia Paeonia rockii Farfalla Grigia…

20th July

…Crataegus aprica Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ just coming out as a clump of three newish plants. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Malus x rockii with fruits forming….

13th February 1897 – 2020

…they actually conform more to G. racemosa as described in Hillier’s? Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Lonicera infundibulum rockii in flower too. Another winter flowering but shrubby honeysuckle with…

29th May

…pretty sure that the second tree by the laurels and the track is Malus rockii, I don’t know why Hillier don’t list it? . Fits well in the Flora of…