29th April

…‘Silk Road’ Magnolia tripetala x (M. tripetala x Magnolia obovata) Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Magnolia tripetala x (M. tripetala x Magnolia obovata) A young Magnolia sieboldii sinensis flowering (true) for the…

14th May

…which is not as large or well coloured as our original M. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii ssp. sinensis Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with a single flower (M. tripetala x M. tripetala x…

5th June

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C 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….

28th May

…protection. Taiwanese I think. Rhodoleia championii Magnolia tripetala in flower. Magnolia tripetala A view over the Butia odorata avenue. Butia odorata Agathis australis doing well with female flower cones. We…

24th June

…Good 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….

29th June

…desk is plastered in flower. The old label says Magnolia tripetala but it is not! Magnolia x thompsoniana (Magnolia virginiana x Magnolia tripetala) is the correct identification. It has had…

16th July

…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 a…

9th May

…Solstice’ also just out and very similar in appearance. The latter is supposedly M. obovata x M. globosa? while the former is a cross between M. sieboldii and M. tripetala

10th May

…Solstice’. The former is Magnolia sieboldii x (Magnolia tripetala x Magnolia obovata) and the latter is M. obovata x Magnolia globosa (?). Frankly they look very similar indeed to me…

30th May

…sieboldii on the other side of the drive but skimmed an Azalea ‘Amoena’. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia ‘Charles Coates’ full out on the Burncoose drive nearby (Magnolia sieboldii x Magnolia tripetala)….