…our multiple woodland plantings there at dusk and dawn. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii 2001 – FJW…

…of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Squirrel damage on another Magnolia sieboldii growing very nearby. Think how much worse this problem would be without…

…Solstice’ This is another record of the last surviving original Magnolia sieboldii sinensis with masses of flowers this year. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii…

…M. sieboldii seedling selected by Todd Gresham in 1961 in Japan. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ Beside it Magnolia sieboldii ssp. sinensis which is not as large or well coloured as…

…growth on Machilus yunnanensis. Machilus yunnanensis Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’ Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ still not as bold a mix of colours or…

…Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’ Viburnum prunifolium with its first flowers. Viburnum prunifolium Magnolia sieboldii var. sinensis or, more realistically, a species in its own right – Magnolia sinensis….

…Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii sinensis There used to be a good group of Magnolia sieboldii sinensis here but they have been squeezed out by a much newer Lithocarpus pachyphyllus.Only…

…are nearly out. This is Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’. It is a good floriferous form with a decent sized flower but nothing exceptional. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko…

…sieboldii and none are that special really. Worth their place and flowering over four to six weeks between them though. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’ Ehretia thyrsiflora grown from…

…on Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Viburnum sieboldii now in flower. A large erect shrub at 15ft or so. Viburnum sieboldii Viburnum sieboldii A young Azalea wadanum ‘Album’ flowering…

…but what a sight this tree is today! Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii A few seeds on Ligustrum confusum (Record Tree) which will go black…

…sinensis x virginiana nicely out with 30 to 40 buds and flowers today. Worth a proper name I think. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Our…

…Lashings of rain have spoilt Rhododendron crassum (and many others). Rhododendron crassum Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ nicely out. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii sinensis also…

…to cut for the show. Many are the same as most years but there are problems!Magnolia sieboldii is in tight bud still and should be perfect. Magnolia sieboldii The mature…

…x Magnolia obovata) A young Magnolia sieboldii sinensis flowering (true) for the first time. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko Renge’ now full out. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishiko…

…with several flowers. A bit later than M. sieboldii and M. sieboldii sinensis but earlier than M. globosa. Magnolia wilsonii (DJHC 98369) Laurel cutting on the drive making progress. Laurel…

…ripe pink on the same young plant. Extraordinary. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Two zanthoxylum species with an attractive display of fruit. The smaller one may be…

…glaucescens Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ is later into flower than other named forms. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ now full…

…out. Is it any different to Magnolia sieboldii ‘Colossus’? I think not. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ A flower showing the outer pink bracts on Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flash’. This…

…(no name yet) is going to be good. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii The old and now only surviving Meliosma veitchiorum is in full flower with its strange pale green flowers….