…the flowers come. Magnolia ‘Yaeko’ Camellia taliensis full out now. Camellia taliensis Ligustrum confusum with berries and flower buds for next year. Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum strongylophyllum…

…Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum confusum Exochorda tianschanica with ripening seeds for Asia to collect soon. Exochorda tianschanica Cercis chingii with very distinct leaf veining. Cercis chingii Cercis chingii What I think…

…Sophora ‘Sun King’ Sophora ‘Sun King’ Ligustrum confusum has shed nearly all its seed head in the drought. Normally a good crop of eventually black seeds. Ligustrum confusum 2021 –…

…old Rhododendron decorum has blown over near Donkey Shoe in the northerly winds last Saturday. Rhododendron decorum Rhododendron decorum Ligustrum confusum flowering prolifically. Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum confusum Rhododendron lepidostylum was…

…ferruginea Ligustrum confusum is a record tree. Rather a fine flowering truss for a privet although most of the flowers are already over. Not a hedging privet! Ligustrum confusum Ligustrum…

…strongylophyllum flowering decently for the first time. Ligustrum strongylophyllum Ligustrum strongylophyllum Betony growing well in the clearing above Higher Quarry Nursery. Betony Another plant of Viburnum fansipanense but this one…

…japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016 – CHW Mespilus germanica with a good crop of fruit which is…

…a better colour than some years. Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Thankfully the former record tree, Ligustrum confusum, which blew over two years ago, is reshooting well. New growth…

…its few remaining branches. Hoheria glabrata Meliosma dilleniifolia on the drive still not out yet. Meliosma dilleniifolia Ligustrum lucidum with better flowers than one imagines for a privet. Ligustrum lucidum…

…Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed out here some years ago as boring. I was quite wrong! Corylus colurna Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’ – dullish but different!…

…avellana needs cutting back to reshoot but some flowers low down on suckering growth. Gevuina avellana Berries already eaten by pheasants on Ligustrum confusum. Ligustrum confusum Seed aplenty forming on…

…and a few odd things still in flower.Exceptional colour on some old leaves of Mahonia aquifolium. Mahonia aquifolium Ligustrum quihoui still with a few flowers left. Ligustrum quihoui Cordyline ‘Southern…

…japonicus Unripe berries on Ligustrum confusum. Ligustrum confusum After the drought years Lomatia ferruginea is nearly dead here and also at Burncoose. Lomatia ferruginea Quercus insignis with secondary pinkish new…

…in the nursery. Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ Ligustrum lucidum with black fruits. Ligustrum lucidum Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ an excellent autumn show. Correa ‘Marian’s Marvel’ Camellia x…

…Magnolia “Todd’s Fortyniner” Magnolia “Todd’s Fortyniner” 2018 – CHW The fallen record tree, Ligustrum confusum, is shooting vigorously from the base. I see no reason not to let it grow…

…flowers on the old Camellia ‘Noblissima’ by Georges Hut. Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Juicy black fruits on the Ligustrum confusum which fell over three to four years ago and then reshot profusely…

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ We went to label Ligustrum confusum as a UK record tree but DISASTER! Ligustrum confusum Ross has now felled all the abies by Donkey Shoe but…

…Ulmus glabra ‘Camperdownii’ An unnamed species of Daphniphyllum. Daphniphyllum Daphniphyllum Quercus rugosa. Quercus rugosa Quercus rugosa Squirrel damage on a plastic label. The tree is Ligustrum confusum and not as…

…well as Catalpa duclouxii and Ligustrum and Rho weyrichii, campylocarpum and argyrophyllum. Very hot, no rain since June 3rd. 1928 – JCW Styrax, Wilsonii Langleyense, Hemsleyanus the hybrid and Japonica…

…and Ligustrum really flowering. Azalea by front door at its best. 1988 – FJW First rain since June 9th. A gentle soak – no great storm. 1948 – CW The…