…dark foliage. Leucodendron ‘Burgundy Sunset’ One always thinks of spiraeas as summer flowering but Spiraea thunbergii is just coming out now. Spiraea thunbergii Spiraea thunbergii Spiraea thunbergii Mukdenia rossii ‘Karasuba’…

…lepidocarpus Persea thunbergii new growth which speaks for itself. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ with bluish buds and yellowish flowers. Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiyu’ Just a…

…kitchen table and wonder what it was. An avocado tree! Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Rhododendron leptothrium on the drive was a particularly dark form, far pinker (albeit in full sun)…

…of greater recognition. Lespedeza thunbergii Lespedeza thunbergii 2017 – CHW A day making 30 short one to two minute video clips for the Burncoose website. Mainly for the topical tips…

…new growth. The older original plant in more shade looks fine. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Podocarpus parlatorei making rapid growth below the Engine House. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus parlatorei 2022 –…

…Rhododendron agripeplum Rhododendron agripeplum Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ – a must-get cherry Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Pow Wow’ Berberis thunbergii ‘Pow Wow’ Berberis thunbergii…

…is a good large flowered single near-red. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Persia thunbergii with more errant pink new growth. Seasonal muddle! Persia thunbergii Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ just out. Camellia…

…our best young Persea thunbergii appears to be dying. Rot at ground level. Persea thunbergii As we saw last summer rot at the base of our largest surviving Magnolia sprengeri…

…Unusual new growth on Neolitsea polycarpa. Neolitsea polycarpa Similarly fine new growth on Osmanthus fragrans f. thunbergii which I have yet to see flowering. Osmanthus fragrans f. thunbergii Magnolia ‘Lois’…

…label. Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Lespedeza thunbergii – a particularly good form but not the right colour for this species! Here a 4ft x 4ft shrub…

…honey fungus. The very rare Rhododendron monosematum with its very hairy stems (AC 5978) below the Engine House. Rhododendron monosematum Rhododendron monosematum New growth on Persea thunbergii as good as…

…growth here and there on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Not too many fruits this year on the shrubby Sorbus eleonorae. They do not turn brownish and ripe for several months…

…Secondary new growth on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Tom Hudson gave us two of these plants (TH4465) which he said were from a very primitive evolutionary past. He then said…

…Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months ago to get just this sort of soft new shoots for late autumn cuttings. Game on! Persea thunbergii Camellia ‘Gauntlettii’ is out…

…thunbergii. Persea japonica Seven years since we last visited Penrice. Many of the very rare oaks and other Vietnamese/Chinese trees are maturing and developing well. Thomas has 120 different oak…

…yellow flowers again this year – second flowering. Pittosporum illiciodes f. angustifolium Ditto Ptelia baldwinii. Ptelia baldwinii Persea thunbergii just putting on its red new growth. Attractive reddish new growth…