…their first cones. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Similar situation with Abies delavayi. The cones will shortly shed their seeds and Asia needs to grab a cone…

…15ft in Kennel Close. There were certainly no cones last year. Planted in 2009. This is the Spanish fir or hedgehog fir. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies delavayi…

…to take off. Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Daphniphyllum oldhamii with flowers which are fairly insignificant amid the yellowish new growth. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii…

…of some female cones or just the new growth shoots showing? Time will tell. Abies fraseri Abies fraseri Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ with well-developed catkins. Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Betula…

…this in for Caerhays but I have no idea where from. Abies forrestii var. georgei Abies forrestii var. georgei Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ has plant breeder’s rights on it. A very…

…cones are now fully developed with sap still extruding from the tips of the cones. An even finer display than last year. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The Japanese Abies homolepis…

…Picea glauca Abies delavayi is romping away just above it. Quite a contrast! Abies delavayi Abies delavayi This is all a totally new subject for me and Caerhays and rather…

…spectabilis. We need to acquire this! Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Sadly ‘Buddha’ was over. This is very good. I did not bother to photograph the pure…

…blew down recently at Donkey Shoe Abies forrestii Abies forrestii Abies forrestii A very fine Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var…

…which split in half. Abies firma is doing extremely well. Abies firma Abies firma Merrilliopanax alpinus (BSWJ 13939) still in full leaf in nearly mid-December. We have seen this before…