…shoot from the base. A Styrax habit. The bark is interesting too. Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida A first bud on the tender Magnolia tamaulipana. We have…

…At Rosemoor it is used as a columnar windbreak. Ilex yunnanensis Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei nicely out with its odd tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei…

…here. The flowers are about halfway in size and shape between Pterostyrax hispida and Pterostyrax corymbosa but out a bit before or alongside the leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus Pterostyrax psilophyllus Enkianthus…

…the clethra. Pterostyrax hispida is much better known than this rarity which has yet to flower. The habit is erect and the leaves not entirely styrax-like. Pterostyrax corymbosus Pterostyrax corymbosus…

…this. Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida High up one of the younger Magnolia dealbatas is out. The others not quite. Magnolia dealbatas Clethra fabri (FMWJ 13037) with spectacular foliage…

…end of each leaf. Pterostyrax psilophyllus Pterostyrax psilophyllus Quercus pannosa which is another dense evergreen from Yunnan. Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus pannosa Quercus rehderiana with spines on…

…out on Bond Street. Pterostyrax corymbosa Pterostyrax corymbosa A huge clump of Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ in Forty Acres. Biggest clump in the UK perhaps? Absolutely perfect today. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’…

…sinensis A young Stewartia pseudocamellia var koreana is not bad either. Stewartia pseudocamellia var koreana Pterostyrax triloba is however still green. Pterostyrax triloba Pterostyrax triloba Stewartia serrata is colouring as…

…plants? Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Carpinus rankanensis is, as usual, one of the last of the genus to turn colour and drop its leaves. Carpinus rankanensis Pterostyrax levellii has reasonable…

…sized (and a bit insipid) flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Faith’ Camellia japonica ‘Faith’ Pterostyrax sp. nova (Crug 15165) is, as we have seen, semi evergreen even after the cold spell. Pterostyrax…