…we still have original Forrest plants here of Ilex dipyrena, Ilex bioritsensis (Ilex pernyi var. veitchii or perhaps I. pernyi to Forrest) and Ilex kingiana (although Forrest does not use…

…‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ 2022 – CHW Up to the greenhouse to photograph…

…ever seen before Rhododendron sulphureum – Forrest 15782 Rhododendron sulphureum – Forrest 15782 Rhododendron tanastylum – extremely rare! Rhododendron tanastylum Prunus campanulata ‘Felix Jury’ – a must-get cherry Prunus campanulata…

…tenuis (with a slight query)! (a) Above ‘George Blandford’. And its leaves close up. Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis Meliosma tenuis (b) End of Kennel…

…spreading tree. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is now full out. Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Opposite it the enormous flowers on this Magnolia…

…Wim Rutten the founder of Magnoliastore (1940-2006). Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ (M. ‘Forrest’s Pink’ x M. ‘Marilyn’) Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ (M. ‘Forrest’s Pink’ x M. ‘Marilyn’) Pomaderris apiculata now out in…

…just how stunning Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ is when in leaf. It is very late to come into leaf but then… Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ Cercis…

…windblown flower on Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is showing colour but still far from out. Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia…

…veteran holly trees here collected by George Forrest I discovered in Bean a reference to a group of seven Ilex cyrtura trees growing in Trewithen Gardens. I therefore wrote to…

…‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron burmanicum. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron burmanicum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ (Caerhays hybrid). Rhododendron loderi…

…forrestii. Acer forrestii Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ now perfect! Magnolia x veitchii ‘Peter Veitch’ Magnolia sieboldii leafing up already. Magnolia sieboldii Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ now well out but…

…once in my lifetime in 2009. It is an extremely rare and original plant from a Forrest collection so this hybrid may not be an exceptional bloom but its parentage…

…473) Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron floribundum Rhododendron sulphureum – Forrest 15782 – an especially fine form and better than I have ever seen before Rhododendron sulphureum – Forrest 15782…

…trunk of the Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’. I hope it will reshoot but time will tell! Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Rhododendron nobleanum now nearly full out…

…Forrest ilex lists of my father’s which do not cover his later expeditions. Forrest called Ilex bioritsensis Ilex pernyi var. veitchii which added to the muddle.Bean mentions seven Ilex cytura…

…Pieris forrestii ‘Forrest Flame’ Pieris forrestii ‘Forrest Flame’ The elderly (25 to 30 years) Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ is beautifully scented and just coming out today by the greenhouses. The plant…

…just out. Missing out on Chelsea yet again. This is getting really alarming for our cut stuff next week. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ 2015 – CHW…

…of Pink’ now properly out either side of the path by George’s Hut and scenting it well. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Touch of Pink’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ behind George’s Hut. Rhododendron…

…in a rather exposed, but prominent, situation. Blue Cedar The Queen Mother’s magnolia (seedling) was planted by her near George’s Hut on 11th April 1981. Queen Mother’s magnolia I have…

…JC sponsored, either personally or as part of syndicates, no less than nine expeditions by the great Chinese plant hunter George Forrest. JC also received just as many species of…