17th April

…dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla First few flowers out on Magnolia ‘Gold Star’. Only really yellow as the flower opens. Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ just…

14th April

…creation in New Zealand. (M. x soulangeana ‘Sweet Simplicity’ x M. ‘Cameo’). Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ – only a little yellow. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold

22nd April

…leaf. As attractive now as is its striking autumn colour. Larix kaempferi Larix kaempferi Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ in full flower and 8ft tall with a similar spread. Berberis x…

7th April

…is unlikely to have been tried by any other magnolia breeder. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia…

13th May

…yellow. Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ First flowering of Crataegus jozana. Crataegus jozana Crataegus jozana And of Crataegus horridus. Crataegus horridus Salix magnifica…

21st May

…The family line up (with Giles of course) Pictures of the gold medal in our hands. gold medal gold medal 2023 – CHW Zantedeschia aethiopica full out already. We saw…

23rd August

…not a bad name for the new growth. Pseudopanax ‘Gold Finger’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ has plain green, younger leaves and yellow, variegated, older ones. Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’…

10th September

…this large plant at the entrance to the Burncoose Garden. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ 2017 – CHW Jaimie and his team have been cutting the trash…

27th April

…‘Tranquility’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Tilia zamoyskiana coming into leaf. Recently planted and I cannot find…

24th May

…blue Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Strong…

8th November

…ligustrifolia Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ takes some beating. Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Sorbus alnifolia not yet quite ripe. Sorbus alnifolia Sorbus japonica laden…

23rd May

…‘Intense’ Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Intense’ Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ (stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’ refined a bit) Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Armeria pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ came second. Armeria…

22nd May

…x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex ficoidea in bud. Ilex ficoidea The old original Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii subsp….

12th May

…Pterostyrax species nova Pterostyrax species nova Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’…

8th May

…Garden in partial shade. Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ was registered and named by Andrew after his (I think) granddaughter 14 years ago. I helped…

31st March

…x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ nearly out – early for a x brooklynensis variety. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia ‘Tititare’ (x ‘M. ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Apollo’). Magnolia ‘Tititare’…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…fine plant of Magnolia x thompsoniana (Magnolia tripelata x Magnolia virginiana). You can see the virginiana in the stem colour. Magnolia x thompsoniana Magnolia x thompsoniana Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ will…

31st October

‘Star Wars’. An amazingly prolific tree and a UK Record Tree too. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Nicely contrasting autumn colours on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia…

3rd September

‘Golden Sunshine’ one year on from planting and 4ft already. This will be a new entry for the 2020 Burncoose website. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…form? Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star Wars’ – more Star Wars than purple in its first flowering. Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star