…mature leaves. Ilex dimorphophylla Ilex dimorphophylla A young Ilex latifolia or at least that is what it was sold to us as. Here with berries and flowers. Ilex latifolia Ilex…

…endless confusion. Four of the five ancient ilex are confirmed as Ilex dipyrena and the fifth as Ilex kingiana. Here is the trunk of one of the Ilex dipyrena. Ilex…

…elderly ilex above the Crinodendron Hedge are also probably Ilex dipyrena. The confusion has come in part from the identification of the ilex above the greenhouse previously as Ilex dipyrena…

…the identical two have Forrest numbers 25424 and 25362. I. insignis is no longer a recognised specie name. Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri…

…existed? His reply and photographs appear here in full. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura From: Charles Williams PA Sent:…

…brioritensis Ilex latifolia is setting a good crop of berries on a young tree which Tom Hudson thought was correctly named. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia The two Ilex dimorphophylla were…

…any berries on the windbreak grove of Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla. A newly planted Ilex aff. gagnepainicina (FMWJ 13168) just below the main ride. Ilex aff. gagnepainicina Ilex aff. gagnepainicina…

…year growth which they clearly are not here. I suppose they might be when the new growth emerges. Ilex forrestii Ilex forrestii Ilex forrestii Ilex hookeri has (as you would…

…no flower or berries unlike our other older shrubby plant seen recently which had secondary flowers. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex kingiana with berries just about to turn…

…weeks ago. Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with its berries just turning yellow. A small tree of 15x10ft now. Planted in 2008. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’…

…Charlie Michaels Nursery has also partially reverted to Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hendersonii’ from what was originally Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Belgica Aurea’. The variegated leaves are very variable. Ilex x altaclarensis…

…Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata 2019 – CHW A garden tour in the drizzle for a group of 10 VIP Americans who were interested and enjoyed a…

…last week’s Beast. Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Flowers on a Rhododendron arboreum hybrid. Rhododendron arboreum hybrid Rhododendron arboreum hybrid Rhododendron arboreum hybrid…

…Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’ Roy Lancaster’s 2019 gift of an Ilex spinigera planted out last year and growing quickly. Ilex spinigera Ilex spinigera Genuinely out of season white flowers on…

…odd secondary flower on a young Rhododendron crassum. Unusual! Rhododendron crassum Ilex latifolia laden with seeds above the greenhouse. Well worth growing a few. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Ilex x…

…salicifolia. Magnolia salicifolia An elderly Magnolia sprengeri var. diva with hollowed out trunks. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva Very few berries this year on Ilex verticillata. Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata Plenty…

…‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC in 1899. A large plant above the Aucklandii Garden. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex…

…Quercus ilex You know you have had a Force 8 or 9 gales when you see evergreen leaf debris as here. Force 8 or 9 gales A second Quercus ilex…

…Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) in Forty Acres have survived the winter uneaten. Quite unusual. Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) You should never leave…

…be subsp. perado rather than just Ilex perado. Ilex perado subsp azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp azorica (BSWJ 12526) Rhododendron ovatum just coming out with the new growth. Rhododendron…