…June 2019). Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya x rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ was planted only in 2017 but is doing nicely. The leaflets…

…its first leaf form to the Pterocarya fraxinifolia growing by the sales point which came from Tregothnan 35 or so years ago. Pterocarya macroptera var insignis Pterocarya macroptera var insignis…

…in the Rookery. Note the Pterocarya graft shooting at ground level which needs cutting out. Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern…

…nice brilliant yellow colours lower down. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia The magnolias outside the back yard are turning fast from green to yellowish to brown. Quite…

…Pterocarya tonkinensis just coming into leaf but already with attractive bark. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis The Taiwanese form of Trochodendron aralioides with early flower and interesting new growth….

…‘Porcelain Dove’ 2024 – CHW First tassel flowers on one of our young Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis trees. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis…

…delavayi. Magnolia delavayi The seed tassels are well formed now on Pterocarya fraxinifolia outside the backyard. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Azalea ‘Pink Pancake’ I think which is one of the best Nakahari…

…suckers have been removed from where the roots are above ground. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Juglans regia ‘Kaemonia’. Juglans regia ‘Kaemonia’ Juglans nigra ‘Student Orchard’. Juglans nigra ‘Student Orchard’ Juglans…

…suber Pterocarya x rehderiana ‘Fern Leaf’ (now Pterocarya stenoptera ‘Fern Leaf’ according to the latest Hillier’s) is now 20ft tall and making good headway. A present from John Hillier 10…

…above Laundry Hill. Pterocarya fraxinifolia You need a huge area to grow Pterocarya fraxinifolia well. Just look at the suckering from the base of this multiple trunked spreading tree. At…

…insignis with its slightly coppery new growth. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Our young clump of Rhododendron williamsianum has a few flowers. Usually two flowers only in…

…Pterocarya rhoifolia Pterocarya rhoifolia Jaimie has completed the planting up of the Rookery Nursery Bed with young azaleas and rhododendrons from Burncoose. Here they will sit for two to three…

…Betula ashburneri with its first flowers. Betula ashburneri Carpinus kawakamii with new growth appearing alongside its evergreen old leaves. Carpinus kawakamii Pterocarya rhoifolia just into full leaf. Pterocarya rhoifolia Pterocarya…

…the wind and needs re-staking. Its bark is not that different (as a young tree) to the Phellodendron above. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis First flowers coming on Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny…

…they do at Wisley and Tregothnan. Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Hydrangea quercifolia is just coming out nicely on the drive. These are very short lived plants. Hydrangea quercifolia Hydrangea quercifolia…

…Propagated in Holland by a new nurseryman. Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ 2016 – CHW More seed investigations today. Rhododendron eximium has set a few seeds on…

…‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) under Dry Walls. ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) Cattle at rest beside the cherries under the tower. Cattle at rest Pterocarya fraxinifolia needs…

…Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ just out too. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ –…

…grown by Roundabarrow nurseries) with its first flowers. Sorbus hedlundii Pterocarya rhoifolia nicely into leaf. Pterocarya rhoifolia Carpinus japonicus leaves are easily identifiable. Carpinus japonicus Sorbus alnifolia in flower –…

…Cornus ‘Venus’ in the Burncoose Show Tunnel is too far out to come to Chelsea this year. Same goes for Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Cornus ‘Venus’ Pterocarya insignis is doing well….