24th March

…which is 15-20 years old. cutting down a load of “sacrifice’ camellias Melicytus crassifolius covered in tiny yellow flowers. Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus obovatus just coming into…

19th April

Melicytus obovatus Melicytus obovatus It took us a while to sort out the identity of our Melicytus species but I am pretty certain that this is Melicytus crassifolius which I…

11th October

…doubt on the identification. Melicytus crassifolium Melicytus crassifolium Melicytus crassifolium I discover another holly growing well above Crinodendron Hedge and just in flower. Some leaves are markedly spiny while others…

25th March

Melicytus crassifolius but the tiny flowers are light pink and not yellow as they seem to be in the reference books. I cannot find online any other species of Melicytus

The Cornwall Garden Society spring show

…this). Melicytus alpinus Melicytus alpinus Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’ – a plant for Asia to propagate as a good coloured evergreen on the bank above the two Magnolia veitchiis. Cleyera japonica…

17th October

Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius A young Quercus greggii with its dangerous autumn new growth. Multi stemmed habit. Quercus greggii Quercus greggii 2021 – CHW New growth on Carpinus caroliniana. Carpinus…

22nd July

…of Myrsine. Myrsine divaricata Our third species of MelicytusMelicytus dentatus with very bold leaflets on its new growth. Quite different in leaf to the other 2 species nearby…

6th August

…in a nursery tunnel. Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius At last a flower on the attractive Sesbania punicea. Sesbania punicea New for next year’s catalogue is Coreopsis ‘Ladybird’. Coreopsis ‘Ladybird’ Seed…

11th November

…2018. Here is its first flower in November! The bush is thriving. Hydrangea aspera Hydrangea aspera Melicytus crassifolius recently planted along from Higher Quarry Nursery bed. Dull and rare! Melicytus

28th February

…Trelonk. English partridges Melicytus crassifolius still covered in white berries. Melicytus crassifolius Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ by the Old Kennels. An outstanding display today. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mount Aso’ Salix gracilistyla…