…I am unsure. Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia Below the path were planted another Torreya nuncifera and Torreya grandis also in 2001. The fruits here are very…

…a bit wrinkled but may yet develop. Torreya grandis Torreya grandis Torreya taxifolia is a rare species from Florida/Georgia. No fruits at all this year or last but it is…

…few weeks ago anyway. Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Nearby is Torreya taxifolia which clearly has sets of flowers which are about to produce pollen. Known as the ‘Stinking…

…plant has never set seed before and has enjoyed the drought. The nearby Cephalotaxus fortunei has hated the heat and has dieback. Torreya nucifera Torreya nucifera Torreya nucifera Its not…

…are ‘variegated’.Questing further to photograph more ‘Endangered in the Wild’ plants for Chelsea 2015 we locate three species of ‘yew-like’ Torreya above Hovel Court Road. Torreya nucifera and Torreya taxiflora…

…Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia And on Torreya grandis. Neither are quite ripe yet. In previous years they were ripe much earlier in the autumn. Torreya grandis The end of the…

…Cart Road to complete our review of Torreya seeding for the year. Torreya taxifolia seeds Torreya taxifolia seeds Premature leaf drop on a magnolia outside the Back Yard. leaf drop…

…paniculata We go on to take cuttings of three separate species of Torreya. We saw two species with green fruits a couple of weeks ago. Today Torreya grandis’ fruits are…

…flowers about to come out along and under the twigs. We have gathered fruits from this before. Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia A young Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ above Hovel Cart Road….

…a huge tree planted in 1941. Phyllocladus trichomanoides Phyllocladus trichomanoides A young Torreya californica much like ours. Torreya californica A vast Olearia paniculata with wonderful peeling bark. Olearia paniculata Olearia…

…unnamed species of Cephalotaxus. [Perhaps Torreya jackii – thanks Wolfgang Keidel for pointing this out] Cephalotaxus Rhododendron hanceanum; a very different and far less compact growing form than ours. Rhododendron…

…us originally by Roy Lancaster) Forsythia mandschurica (no idea but dwarf?) Hydrangea serratifolia (as at Tregothnan – climber) Polyspora axillaris (see early February for pictures) Torreya nuncifera (endangered in the…

…a visit to Tregrehan to exchange Schima, Torreya and rhododendron cuttings for cuttings of 15 new camellia species for Caerhays. Most were either wild collected by Tom himself or by…

…Torreya nucifera Sorbus japonica covered in fruits. Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Ripe seeds on Tilia maximowicziana. Tilia maximowicziana Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ just starting to change leaf colour and with…

Back to 5th October. On Monday a visit to Tregrehan to exchange Schima, Torreya and rhododendron cuttings for cuttings of 15 new camellia species for Caerhays. Most were either wild…