…2. This younger plant in Kennel Close carries the subsp. cuneifolia label but is also subsp. tenuis even if not quite out subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis 3. This…

…Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp.…

…to see if they agree. The old plant still seeds prolifically. Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis The newly planted Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’…

…x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex ficoidea in bud. Ilex ficoidea The old original Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii subsp.…

…take some cuttings for Asia. Camellia sinensis var sinensis Camellia sinensis var sinensis Camellia sinensis var sinensis Camellia reticulata ‘Arch of Triumph’ is very fine. See how the flower shape…

…Aurea’ Not quite out yet is Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia but covered in flower this year. Meliosma dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia The oldest Manglietia insignis now has a hole right through…

…as a whole, ancient tree. Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchettii with its bronzy new growth and (more or less) three lobed leaves. A Cornish record…

…base. Now splitting and fissuring to reveal different colours beneath. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Huge numbers of old seed pods remain on the S….

…Larder Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis (formerly Betula insignis var. fansipanensis) is developing good greyish-brown bark and the emerging leaves are dark in colour. Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis Betula kweichowensis subsp.…

…sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis This one is labelled Stewartia monodelpha. No autumn colour but dry ripe seed heads with (also) five sections. No unripe ones so difficult…

…drive at Burncoose today. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Polygonatum multiflorum growing well beside the drive. Polygonatum multiflorum The old (and layered) Rhododendron campylocarpum looking a bit…

…Nice buds which look a bit like Stewartia rostrata. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis No flowers yet on the nearby young Stewartia malacodendron which has very different…

…utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Amid…

…engleriana Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei was also full of flower. Smaller in height than pure macrophylla and without an obvious leading central stem. Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp.…

…fall over. Last year the seeds were sterile but Asia needs to try again later. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Scaffolding up the towers for window painting…

…of Spades’ Hoheria ‘Ace of Spades’ Cotoneaster moupinensis with ripe berries. Cotoneaster moupinensis Rhus sylvestris – another new species. Rhus sylvestris Fraxinus chinensis subsp. rhycophylla. Fraxinus chinensis subsp. rhycophylla Prunus…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW The huge leaves on Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (gift from Nicky Applewhite). Tilia…

…never actually seen juicy and ripe before now. The tree was laden with fruit. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia I am afraid I have no idea what…

…seed heads. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ Plenty of bud on the very early flowering Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Even more seed heads on this Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia which grows in…

…shape of Carrieria calycina also seen for the first time this year but these flowers are much smaller. Poliothrysis sinensis Poliothrysis sinensis Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ in full flower and…