3rd May

…just planted this as a cutting grown plant in Kennel Close. Here cones are forming. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Davidia involucrata ‘Nymans Sentinel’ a named form…

16th October

…shade. Photinia davidiana Photinia davidiana I have tried several times to get young plants of Quercus suber away but they have always died of cold in immaturity. Here one is…

25th May

…a small tree. I do not think it can survive with us unfortunately even in a sheltered spot. Firmania simplex Photinia davidiana in the Rookery (formerly Stransvaesia davidiana). Photinia davidiana

27th February

…Long pointed leaves a bit like a huge yew. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana 2017 – CHW A visit from old friends who used to garden at Sudbury. A…

15th October

…Diospyros kaki was planted in 2013. A few hints of autumn colour. Diospyros kaki Keteleeria davidiana making good progress and hosting a number of ladybirds. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Photinia…

18th January

…Another absurdity in full flower is Photinia davidiana ‘Red Robin’. I photographed another Photinia davidiana form in flower in the autumn. Photinias are not normally noted for their flower which…

25th August

…prunifolium Ketteleeria davidiana looked terrible after planting last year but now some decent new growth. Ketteleeria davidiana Ketteleeria davidiana A single secondary lower on Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ and very dark…

7th October

…Photinia davidiana Photinia davidiana I fail to find Ilex saponaria supposedly planted in the Rookery.No sign of any berries on the windbreak grove of Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla. A newly…

2nd December

…fruit. The older coloured leaves have now fallen leaving just the younger evergreen ones. Photinia davidiana Photinia davidiana Flowers about to appear on Clethra pringleyi – lots! Clethra pringleyi Presumably…

23rd April

…here. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Flowers on a young Rhododendron williamsianum planted last year. Rhododendron williamsianum Keteleeria davidiana with its startling yellowish new growth. Keteleeria davidiana Keteleeria davidiana Prunus incisa had…