4th May

…long catkins on Juglans ailanthifolia. Juglans ailanthifolia Still a good crop of flowers on Magnolia ‘Banana Split’. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Paulownia kawakamii is still sparse flowering but what interesting flower…

2nd July

…Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana Juglans ailanthifolia – Japanese walnut – also with well advanced walnut formations as we have seen recently in a young tree at home. Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans…

13th May

…some reddish flower spikes. Rather odd to put it mildly. Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Now Daphniphyllum oldhamii also with its first flowers at about 6-8ft in height. A Crug Farm…

17th May

…leaves every year and only the secondary new growth makes any real progress. No idea which caterpillars like walnuts! Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia 2015 – CHW Chelsea stand nearing completion…

29th August

ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ has little peeling bark yet on the main stem but the newer branches are peeling nicely. Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ Prunus serrula ‘Thibetica’ Acer campbellii…

1st January

…displeasure in the normal way. rhododendrons rhododendrons Juglans ailanthifolia stands out in the sun. Amazing growth rate since planting in 2012. It will be a huge tree one day. Juglans…

11th May

…on Juglans ailanthifolia. The male catkins which we saw a week ago are now dropping having shed their pollen. I was right that the female flower heads are red! Juglans…

2nd June

…on Juglans ailanthifolia and seed pods are forming quickly. Juglans ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very…

2nd May

…years and now performing well but I do not remember and decent fruits as yet? Crataegus miuvacis Crataegus miuvacis 2022 – CHW Juglans ailanthifolia with a crop of male catkins…

31st May

…the female flower stalks on Juglans ailanthifolia. Juglans ailanthifolia Still quite a few flowers left on Magnolia ‘Daphne’ – five to six weeks since it started. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Trachycarpus wagnerianus…