…Podocarpus salignus Podocarpus salignus What odd roots Araucaria araucaria has. Knobbly and grey. odd roots Araucaria araucaria odd roots Araucaria araucaria The last large Cotoneaster franchettii has some berries but…

…years been sent back to the Chilean forestry department as this conifer is now endangered in the wild. Pododcarpus salignus seedlings Pododcarpus salignus seedlings First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel…

…‘Princess Margaret’ 2020 – CHW A carpet of seedlings under a solitary Podocarpus salignus. You never see enough podocarps or red berries on the tree to realise it can produce…

…papyraceus A ripe black fruit on Sarcococca salignus by the front gate. I seem to have missed the flowers which are now well over. Sarcococca salignus No sign of a…

…add to the cornflakes as we always used to add the Korean raspberries as children (Rubus tricolor). Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Underneath the main clump of Podocarpus salignus a veritable…

…have been busy. Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia Another week on and more orange now on Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’. Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ The south facing Podocarpus salignus is quite…

…recently. This may well be a real rarity. Rhododendron serotinum Another unnamed Harrow hybrid rhododendron by the Podocarpus salignus clump. Harrow hybrid rhododendron More flowers on Magnolia (Manglietia) yuyuanensis. Magnolia…

…as a follow up to the podo article. I am sending some putative hybrid salignus material to Edinburgh next week for more DNA analysis. That small plant of Podo. neriifolius…

…the three by the Podocarpus salignus clump. There are no lower branches or even branches you could reach even with long handled pruners so I am forced to rely on…

…after 20 to 25 years. Sarcococca ruscifolia Sarcococca ruscifolia Sarcococca ruscifolia That completes the review of the five Sarcococca species growing here today. Sarcococca salignus is the first to flower…