…CHW Much excitement over the weekend. A huge sweet chestnut tree fell at the nursery entrance and it took two days to clear. sweet chestnut tree sweet chestnut tree Meanwhile…

…than Jelly Rot. at the base of a sweet chestnut at the base of a sweet chestnut A trip to the greenhouse reveals a number of pleasant surprises! To tidy…

…down on a tree with very small seeds. This has not stopped a squirrel making a pile of eaten ones. Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Large…

…leaf from Magnolia dealbata. leaf from Magnolia dealbata 2021 – CHW Reports of a Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ being out in flower on the drive from the keepers were only partially correct….

…as these pictures show (I hope). Ilex x koehneana ‘Chestnut Leaf’ Ilex x koehneana ‘Chestnut Leaf’ This appears to be a young ailanthus species (from Crûg) which is doing well….

…as many elderly sweet chestnut trees have been very slowly dying back in their crowns for decades. sweet chestnut trees Anyway yet more tests for SOD and I fear some…

…now seems a much more frequent summer occurrence than it was years ago. sweet chestnut branch split and fell sweet chestnut branch split and fell The bracts on Cornus kousa…

…in Old Park. chestnut chestnut The only surviving clump of original Camellia sasanqua on the bottom path in Old Park. Two colours. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua…

…‘Pendulum’ Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Pygmaeum’ A gnarled old sweet chestnut that may or may not have passed the annual health and safety tree inspection report. sweet chestnut 2016 – CHW Amid…

…avenue avenue The largest sweet chestnut I have seen other than at Belvoir. sweet chestnut The new circle in the centre of what was the site of the original house….