12th May 1897 – 2020

…delicate to take to Chelsea I fear but Rosa roxburgii may make it. Rosa rugosa ‘Frau Dagmar Hastrup’ Rosa rugosa ‘Frau Dagmar Hastrup’ Rosa rugosa ‘Frau Dagmar Hastrup’ Rosa rugosa

26th April

…species of Daphniphyllum. Daphniphyllum Daphniphyllum Quercus rugosa. Quercus rugosa Quercus rugosa Squirrel damage on a plastic label. The tree is Ligustrum confusum and not as labelled perhaps? Squirrel damage on…

30th September

…roe deer horns. Quercus rugosa Quercus rugosa 2020 – CHW Tree ferns have been lifted and planted in an old tree trunk and in a stone circle once constructed for…

23rd November

…Quercus rugosa is getting away well and now around 7ft tall. Quercus rugosa Quercus rugosa Nice colours on the yellow leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar…

19th May

…other species of Aesculus which are now on the way. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Quercus rugosa with new growth appearing. The old leaves are wind battered. Quercus rugosa Magnolia (Michelia) ‘White…

5th September

…with a few green fruits. Sorbus parvifolia Viburnum sambucinum with black tints in its leaves. Viburnum sambucinum Quercus rugosa. Quercus rugosa Diospyros cathayensis has some fruits forming after we earlier…

29th October

…fansipanense (BSWJ 8270) Acer campbellii var. fansipanense (BSWJ 8270) Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ now fully ripe. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ New autumn growth (again) on Quercus rugosa. Quercus…

15th December

…this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has blown over and snapped its stakes. Quercus rugosa Carpinus fargesiana (KR 8180) still in full leaf after another December week. Carpinus fargesiana…

11th January

…and Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ and Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Podocarpus lambertii is growing quickly. Podocarpus lambertii Quercus rugosa restaked for the third time since September. Quercus rugosa

15th January

…falconeri Himalayacalamus falconeri The evergreen leaves of Quercus rugosa have some scorching. Quercus rugosa I had expected Camellia tsaii to be out earlier but it is just starting with loads…

26th May 1897 – 2020

…Sorbus wilsoniana with new growth and two flower heads. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana More deer nibbling on a young Sorbus. Deer damage New growth on Quercus rugosa. Quercus rugosa We…

30th July

…reasonably beside Acer sterculiaceum which is doing well. Of Quercus affinis and Quercus rugosa there is no sign. Major casualties because of minimal care and maintenance on the periphery of…

5th June 1897 – 2020

…plants rare plants Euonymus morrisonensisQuercus rugosa Decaisnea insignis Myrtus paraguayensis Viburnum awabuki Viburnum atrocyanea Plus Thomas Methuen-Campbell gives us from Penrice: Callistrus (a rare conifer) Quercus hypoxantha Salix aff moupinense…