2nd September

…which attack Aesculus hippocastanum or is this just autumn colour? I fear the worst looking at our chestnuts generally. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii Sadly no seed has formed on Paulownia…

29th May

…‘Induta’ Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Syringa wilsonii flowering for the first time in the frames. Excellent! Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii Another new species of Philadelphus with…

21st May

…Plenty of cuttings here shortly. Escallonia resinosa Maddenia wilsonii has made enormous growth this spring. Maddenia wilsonii When will we learn that evergreens need higher deer fencing. Here Euonymus spraguei…

30th April

…in flower. A cross between Magnolia wilsonii and Magnolia sinensis but showing, in its anthers at least, more wilsonii than sinensis in terms of colour. The plants are grafted which…

23rd August

…Magnolia sieboldii doing the same. I presume the wet summer has led to exceptional extra new growth and we are really seeing next spring’s flowers? Magnolia wilsonii </div? Magnolia wilsonii

22nd May

…subsp. sinensis Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis We had always thought this to be Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Camelliifolia’ but Susyn identifies it as Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’. We guess the ‘Camelliifolia’…

6th June

…A millions of years old plant survivor from the origins of evolution from mosses and algae. Looks tender (also dull)! Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia wilsonii Above the big tree fern on…

17th June

…Fifty fifty for its survival but the flower is nice and the yellow base and anthers stand out on the tiny flowers. Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii Magnolia virginiana ‘Moonglow’ is…

6th August

…a dark purple-red later. If it fruits as well as this it may well prove to be an interesting new introduction for the catalogue. Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster wilsonii Also in…

16th October

…Euonymus morrisonensis covered in, as yet, unripe seed pods Euonymus morrisonensis I have seldom seen this much seed on Stachyurus salicifolius. Stachyurus salicifolius Viburnum wilsonii with gorgeous autumn colour, an…