8th July

…perhaps. Cupressus lawsoniana ‘Stricta’ Cupressus lawsoniana ‘Stricta’ Sciadopitys verticillata with cones as I have seen here before. Sciadopitys verticillata A few views of the seaward side of Osborne House and…

3rd January

…covered in flower buds when you examine the twigs closely. Looks a rather tender and brittle evergreen. Cupressus tortulosa Cupressus tortulosa Cupressus tortulosa Ilex kingiana has a full set of…

28th January

…Rabbit damage to the base of a 12-15ft tall young Sequoiadendron giganteum. Sequoiadendron giganteum Intense flowering on a newly planted Cupressus duclouxiana in the Isla Rose Plantation. Cupressus duclouxiana Cupressus

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…firma – I am getting a liking for abies! Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Cupressus arizonica in flower. Cupressus arizonica A fine Rhododendron macabeanum. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Chamaecyparis…

2nd December

…on the young stem. Cupressus tortulosa Cupressus tortulosa Tetradium aff. fraxinifolium (KWJ 12091) seems evergreen. Tetradium aff. fraxinifolium The Cornus angustata (now elliptica) ‘Empress of China’ has picked up markedly…

8th December

…ripe on Cupressus tortulosa. I think Asia has grown this attractive small tree from cuttings already. Cupressus tortulosa Cupressus tortulosa 2018 – CHW A quick trip to Burncoose but it…

26th March

…totara Podocarpus totara Betula ermanii ‘Mt Hokkoda Honshia’ with attractive bark. Betula ermanii ‘Mt Hokkoda Honshia’ Cupressus lusitanica – another new species to me and dullish! Cupressus lusitanica Cupressus lusitanica…

14th October

…was only planted in the spring but is doing well below Sinogrande Walk. Cryptomeria japonica ‘Araucarioides’ Flowers on Ilex cornuta. Ilex cornuta Cupressus cashmeriana in the sun. Cupressus cashmeriana Cupressus

1st April

…new growth. Callitris oblonga Callitris oblonga Thuja koraiensis – nice silvery undersides to the branchlets. Thuja koraiensis Thuja koraiensis Cupressus austrotibetica – a new introduction in ‘New Trees’. Cupressus austrotibetica…

31st August

…complete. The timber all going for firewood. Rookery clearing Rookery clearing Cupressus cashmeriana planted in 2005. We ought to propagate vigorously. What a fine drooping pyramidical tree this is making….