…the new growth is similar though. Nasty spines remain on the stem of what now must be called a tree. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis…

…assumed it was a dwarf conifer and tender. Wrong on both counts. Asia should keep on propagating the juvenile growth on this extraordinary rarity. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis…

…be wrong. From a distance I had assumed another odd shefflera species but I was well wrong. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Kalopanax septemlobus is about to flower in…

…left on the tree. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis 2016 – CHW Off to Burncoose to view the excellent new 2017 Burncoose Nurseries catalogue which is hitting 30,000 doormats…

…the ravages of The Beast killed back the main 12-15ft tall stem. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis First flowers out on our oldest Schima khasiana (or so we think) which I…

…the three was as slow as ours. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 2017 – CHW Off to Penvergate to see what is seeding this year.Magnolia officinalis var biloba has two small…

…but the flowers may still come out? The stems are extremely prickly as you can see. Several huge leaf stalks blown off. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Peumus boldus is now…

…is still happening but frost risks severe. Easy to root from cuttings. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Xanthocyparis vietnamensis 2017 – CHW Very heavy rain all day. Cold north wind and snow up…

…correct! Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling Yellow berries in profusion on several lophomyrtus below Tin Garden. lophomyrtus lophomyrtus Recent frost damage on the leaves of Aralia vietnamensis. It should recover. Aralia vietnamensis…

…vietnamensis. About 18 feet up in the air. Previous flowers have been frosted before opening. Aralia vietnamensis Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’. A large flower for a sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Camellia…

…Billiard Room sasanquas outside the Billiard Room Nearest the side door sasanquas nearest the side door 2018 – CHW Aralia vietnamensis was cut to the ground by the Beast from…

…foliage finally starting to appear on Xanthocyparis vietnamensis. A good three years since this was planted and, as I have said before, in a stupid place. It needs moving! Xanthocyparis…

…chinensis The first ever flower clusters forming on Aralia vietnamensis at about 15ft on the ends of the tallest shoos. Planted in 2014 and cut to the ground in March…

…clump in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Xanthocyparis vietnamensis still with a bit of juvenile foliage. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Aesculus sylvatica is supposed to have orange-red flowers. Perhaps as the flower develops?…

…Caerhays but one which Tom is very keen on at Tregrehan. The judges are still ‘out’ here! Rhodelia aff parvipetala Rhodelia aff parvipetala Xanthocyparis vietnamensis (the very odd new conifer…

…yellowish even earlier than usual. Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ A huge leaf blown off Aralia vietnamensis overnight. Aaralia vietnamensis Flower buds forming on Peumus boldus earlier than usual….

…Tregrehan. Acer carpinifolium Acer carpinifolium A newly planted Quercus hyplencoides (Mallet Court). Quercus hyplencoides Quercus hyplencoides Deutzia longifolia in Nick Lock’s display. Deutzia longifolia Polygonatum vietnamensis on the Tregrehan display….

…kiyosumense Rhododendron kiyosumense First flowers on Azalea amoena. Azalea amoena Stachyurus praecox still not quite full out. Stachyurus praecox The juvenile growth on Xanthocyparisus vietnamensis is already being overtaken by…

…williamsii ‘Galaxie’ just starting to show by Tin Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxie’ Wind and frost have destroyed the first flower heads and all the leaves on Aralia vietnamensis without…

…doing just as well. The bark splits in an interesting way – Asia needs to propagate this as well at the other Xanthocyparis species (vietnamensis) as a matter of routine….