…a very distinct leaf shape which says tripetala and one bud! Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia tripetala x (M. tripetala x Magnolia obovata) Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia tripetala x (M. tripetala…

…our original M. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii ssp. sinensis Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with a single flower (M. tripetala x M. tripetala x M. obovata). Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ New growth on the…

…Trachycarpus princeps which I have seen at Ventnor. Trachycarpus princeps A young Rhodoleia championii with rabbit protection. Taiwanese I think. Rhodoleia championii Magnolia tripetala in flower. Magnolia tripetala A view…

…Williams’ Neolitsea aciculata – a gift from TH. Neolitsea aciculata Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ flowering properly for the first time. Easy to see the Magnolia tripetala parentage. Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia…

…new growth from the rains (Magnolia tripetala x (Magnolia tripetala x Magnolia obovata)). Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ 2019 – CHW Time to investigate our Manglietias in flower. I…

…old label says Magnolia tripetala but it is not! Magnolia x thompsoniana (Magnolia virginiana x Magnolia tripetala) is the correct identification. It has had some flowers out for a few…

…and tidy. The two sycamore trees above the well will be cut down shortly. A few saplings to go too. Hothead This is labelled Magnolia tripetala but the leaf looks…

…M. globosa? while the former is a cross between M. sieboldii and M. tripetala x M. obovata. I doubt there is much globosa in ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ We…

…(Magnolia tripetala x Magnolia obovata) and the latter is M. obovata x Magnolia globosa (?). Frankly they look very similar indeed to me and both are extraordinarily scented. Bees and…

…Coates’ full out on the Burncoose drive nearby (Magnolia sieboldii x Magnolia tripetala). Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’ Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’ Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’ My sister in law and niece line up…