9th May

whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Persea japonica – new growth on our plant is rather dull too as it was in Wales compared to Persea thunburgii. Persea japonica…

13th January 1897- 2020

…mistake in future cold spells. Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Ucodendron whartonii As we saw earlier the base of the largest Daphniphyllum macropodum is now completely rotten…

25th April

whartonii Ucodendron whartonii Michelia foggi ‘Jack Fogg’ just coming out with amazing scent (m.doltsopa x m.figo) Michelia foggi ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia foggi ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia foggi ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia foggi…

9th April

…Pink’ nearly full out although the ‘touch’ at the tip of the tepals is hard to see here. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ Ucodendron whartonii with its witch hazel flowers for,…

18th April

…Ucodendron whartonii (I still prefer to call it this) just into flower. Ucodendron whartonii Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ just out as ‘Fairy White’ finishes flowering beside it. Odd! No colour yet…

20th April

…the proper names. Probably a mix of griffithianum and arboreum? huge ‘blowsy’ rhododendrons huge ‘blowsy’ rhododendrons Another flower or two on Ucodendron whartonii. Ucodendron whartonii Rhododendron mengtszense collected by Alan…

5th June

…A replacement for our Ucodendron whartonii which died last year. Ucodendron whartonii Eriobotrya elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323). Eriobotrya elliptica var. petelotii (BWJ 16323) Oreopanax glabrifolius (BSWJ 14728). Oreopanax glabrifolius…

29th June

…Uocodendron whartonii has died in the drought. Asia may have propagated? Uocodendron whartonii One drought death in our young clump of rhododendron williamsianum. rhododendron williamsianum Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ is…

7th January

…otherwise fine. Ternstroemia aff. chapaensis (WWJ 11918) Our second attempt at the evergreen Disanthus ovatifolius (Uocodendron whartonii) planted in the same spot where the original died, after around 10 years,…

1st June

…Bleddyn is here for the record.Ternstroemia gymnathera Rhederodendron ichangensis Acer leptaphlebium Lindera angustifolia Polyspora axillaris Ucodendron whartonii Magnolia crassifolia Rhodelia aff henryi Magnolia foveolata Rhederodendron kwangtungense Rhoiptelea chiliantha Polyspora speciosa…

11th June

…Skimmia anquetilia (male) – Sorbus rosea (SEP492) – Sorbus sharmae (HWJK2197) – Styrax japonicus from Taehuksando (BSWJ 14182) – Uocodendron (Disanthus) whartonii (BSWJ11706) Roy Lancaster’s Chinese specie rose which died…

22nd July

…cut down Gevuina avellana. New growth only just appearing on Disanthus ovatifolius (ucodendron whartonii). Slow in this heatwave. Disanthus ovatifolius Magnolia lotungensis is getting away well with excellent new growth….

9th November

…Uocodendron whartonii) which proves this name change makes sense. What else has flowers shaped like these? Asimina triloba perhaps? The colours on the Disanthus cercidifolius have developed well over the…