…celled capsules which are joined together. Not a huge crop and none on the ground yet but clear signs of early autumn leaf colouring. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata…

…Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Clearly the name is in the leaf not the seeds! Pinnata has trilobed seeds pods even if also pinnate leaves! Asia need to get picking them…

…had to ponder even which genus it was before I saw the flowers. Euonymus kiautschovicus Euonymus kiautschovicus Euonymus kiautschovicus Rodgersia pinnata full out and splendid. Rodgersia pinnata Rodgersia pinnata Allium…

…is doing well. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata The buds on Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ will be showing colour in a few more days of sunshine. I need to…

…Slip Rail. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Staphylea pinnata turning colour prematurely. Staphylea pinnata Another drought casualty or severe die back on all the Acer negundo varieties. Acer negundo varieties Shrivelled flowers…

…and sometimes a single capsule of two seeds. Still green but very obvious on the small tree. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata 2017 – CHW The 2018 Burncoose catalogue first proof…

…bronze all over already and very few ‘bladders’ this year due to the hot summer. It is in full sun here. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Loads of still unripe seeds…

…‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron nuttallii. Rhododendron nuttallii A good cut back of Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla in the Rookery. Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla A young Quercus pinnata vendulosa in the Rookery…

…Staphylea pinnata (correctly named) just coming out. Planted in 2014. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Then to Burncoose to sort out the pot sizes for the two Chelsea Plant of the…

…amurensis var. latifolia Rhododendron neriiflorum nicely out. Rhododendron neeriflorum Syringa pinnata hiding away its white flowers. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata This cherry above the Four in Hand was bought from…

…leaves behind) above the wall by the old play house. SYRINGA pinnata SYRINGA pinnata Three Syringa pinnata full out outside the front gate. I first saw this very unlilac-like syringa…

…the others which are now over? Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Another one bites the dust as a Chelsea exhibit. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ out already. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Azalea ‘Fedora’ very…

…in bud. Malus ‘Harry Baker’ 2023 – CHW I cut the suckers off the 3 grafted Syringa pinnata 2 years ago but to no avail. Just out now. Syringa pinnata…

…it has not flowered since being hit by a tree and cut back (Lyonia ovalifolia – Forrest introduction). Lyonia ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina The bladders on Staphylea pinnata have turned pink….

…to cock ups Magnolia maudiae x laevifolia: SUPERB Mahonia bealei ‘Cornish Silver’: Blue leaves and undersides Mahonia eurybracteata Mahonia pinnata: Tall grower Mahonia russellii Mexico: Needham intro Mahonia sp. Ogishu…

…CHW Exciting news! Meliosma oldhamii (formerly Meliosma pinnata var. oldhamii) has produced a number of flower heads at the apex of its stems. It has never flowered before here but…

…first lorry going to Chelsea Staphylea colchica was looking especially good but far too far out to cut for Chelsea. Staphylea pinnata nearby is nearly over and far less floriferous….

…Meliosma pinnata var. oldhamii – flowered here last year for the first time – see this diary)Pretty much a ‘buggers muddle’ as we will now see!1. This was planted in…

…nearby Staphylea pinnata which has shed them to preserve energy. Staphylea colchica This huge beech tree is splitting in half and will have to come down soon or half will…

…the bloody botanists have struck again and changed all the names: Meliosma beaniana – now Meliosma alba (we have record tree) Meliosma oldhamii – now Meliosma pinnata subsp arnottiana (absurd…