…darker pink (as are the leaves) than any of the other species seen so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var….

…Flowers on a young Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ (Crataegus monogyna x Mespilus germanica). Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) with prickles on the stem. Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) Eleutherococcus giraldii…

…trichocarpa Camellia trichocarpa Schefflera bodinieri with an extraordinary leaf structure as you can see. The petioles on the leaflets are of different lengths. Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera…

…good show. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ The rather rarer Callicarpa shirasawana nearby not yet out and nowhere as impressive although the berries are. Callicarpa shirasawana…

…which sold immediately. Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Lonicera giraldii interesting. Lonicera giraldii Lonicera giraldii Machilus yunnanensis on the Burncoose stand. Machilus yunnanensis Huodendron tibeticum on the…

…Garden. last grass cut Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ takes some beating as a garden plant in the autumn. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Rhus punjabensis is suckering after the wind…

…Callicarpa membranacea putting on a good show. Callicarpa membranacea Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ simply splendid. Everyone should grow this even if the leaves are still present today. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa…

…with the leaves still green. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ The Cornwall champion tree of Osmanthus heterophyllus (by girth) is nicely scented and producing a good show on what…

…Group Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or splits in Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The…

…is an excellent thing. Viburnum henryi Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) getting established. Odd leaves here too. Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) Zanthoxylum acanthopodium just getting established. Zanthoxylum acanthopodium 2023 – CHW…

…laden branches. This is the second year we have gathered some. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The first two seed pods from the first ever flowering of…

…Callicarpa bodinieri Callicarpa bodinieri Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis in full flower. Very much a ‘myrtle’ and I suspect the name. Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis 2021 –…

…Surprise’. Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Rhododendron cilpinense…

…nursery where I met APHA (Plant Health) today. Anemone ‘White Swan’ much earlier into flower than expected. Anemone ‘White Swan’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ also very early to be out. Callicarpa…

…as dappled colours on the fading leaves. Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ – nothing beats these bronze/purple fruits but no autumn colour yet. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Firmania simplex…

…amount of leaves. Carpinus caroliniana has finally shed all its leaves but only in the last week. Carpinus rankanensis Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ still keeps all its berries and remains a…

…Acer oblongifolium Schefflera bodinieri – just one of a huge collection of schefflera. Many collected by Neil himself in Taiwan and Vietnam. Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera delavayi already a small tree…

…none of these varieties are in the recent International Camellia Society book entitled ‘Splendid Sasanquas’. new (to us) varieties of camellias Camellia sasanqua ‘Ile Wrac’h’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Ile Wrac’h’ Camellia…

…blew down recently at Donkey Shoe Abies forrestii Abies forrestii Abies forrestii A very fine Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var…

…my reference books. Nevertheless the two varieties are pretty similar in appearance. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or…