…on the stem of what now must be called a tree. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Cladastris kentuckea is showing its first yellow autumn colour….

…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…

…but plenty still 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…

…I was well wrong. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Kalopanax septemlobus is about to flower in profusion. We seldom remember to go and look at this time of the…

…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 believe is identical to the record…

…one of 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…

…you can see. Several huge leaf stalks blown off. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Peumus boldus is now full out and quite a decent show. The bush is about 12-14ft tall…

…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…

…x williamsii ‘Galaxie’ Wind and frost have destroyed the first flower heads and all the leaves on Aralia vietnamensis without us ever seeing what the flower looks like. Aralia vietnamensis…

…‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ The white sport of Azalea ‘Greenway’ – a good clump in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Xanthocyparis vietnamensis still with a bit of juvenile foliage. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis…

…display. Deutzia longifolia Polygonatum vietnamensis on the Tregrehan display. Polygonatum vietnamensis A new species of Tibouchina grossa (BSWJ10758) on the Crûg stand with red flowers. Tibouchina grossa The Burncoose selling…

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

…still ‘out’ here! Rhodelia aff parvipetala Rhodelia aff parvipetala Xanthocyparis vietnamensis (the very odd new conifer many talk about) has not enjoyed its two year liberation in the garden after…

…Mahonia oiwakensis The yet to open terminal flowers on Aralia vietnamensis. About 18 feet up in the air. Previous flowers have been frosted before opening. Aralia vietnamensis Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’….

…in 2011. Mahonia oiwakensis Colour on Rhus chinensis – a delicate mix of colours. Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis The first ever flower clusters forming on Aralia vietnamensis at about 15ft…

…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…

…side door 2018 – CHW Aralia vietnamensis was cut to the ground by the Beast from the East in March. It now has two basal shoots which have grown 5ft…

…out. Rhododendron 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…

…to propagate this as well at the other Xanthocyparis species (vietnamensis) as a matter of routine. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Prunus ‘Shirotae’ should be perfect for the show…