16th November

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FJW 1955-2007
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CHW 2015-
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JCW 1897-1939
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CW 1940-1955

2023 – CHW

A young plant of Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’.

Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
A more established plant of Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ has somewhat different colours today.
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’
Stewartia monodelpha is, today, easily the best of the Stewartia species for colour.
Stewartia monodelpha
Stewartia monodelpha
Another Enkianthus serrulatus with different autumn colours to those seen a couple of days ago.
Enkianthus serrulatus
Enkianthus serrulatus

2022 – CHW
Yellow then, finally, red tints on Stachyurus chinensis. A better show here than Stachyurus praecox.

Stachyurus chinensis
Stachyurus chinensis
Stachyurus chinensis
Stachyurus chinensis
A good show on the clump of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Roger’s Quarry.
Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’
Secondary new growth emerging post drought on a clump of Rhododendron crassum.
Rhododendron crassum
Rhododendron crassum
The water tank base installed at Tin Garden.
water tank base
water tank base
Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense both yellowing together.
Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense
Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ turns from green to brown.
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ and the contrasting Liriodendron chinense.
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’
Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’

2021 – CHW
The enormous Camellia taliensis is now full out.

Camellia taliensis
Camellia taliensis
Camellia taliensis
Camellia taliensis
The buds have all rotted on a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. I think it has muddled its seasons (for the second year in the last three) and tried to come into flower before the buds rotted off.
Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’
Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’
A fine and unexpected show from Magnolia ‘Daybreak’.
Magnolia ‘Daybreak’
Magnolia ‘Daybreak’
The removal of the leylandii hedge is nearly complete with only four more to go. The digger is due soon to remove the stumps but we are trying to burn some of them to reduce the stump digging beforehand.
leylandii hedge
leylandii hedge
leylandii hedge
leylandii hedge
The last four still to go.
still to go
still to go

2020 – CHW
Cyclamen still in flower on the bank and around the summerhouse.
Cyclamen
Cyclamen
Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Dream’ I think. A pale colour and variable mainly semi double flowers.
Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Dream’
Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Dream’
Berries turning colour now in profusion on Ilex perado subsp. perado.
Ilex perado subsp. perado
Ilex perado subsp. perado
First time flowering that I have seen of Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’ – a nice double white evergreen form. Presumably this is a secondary flush.
Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’
Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’
Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’
Azalea ‘Glendoick Glacier’
The very first flowers this year (blown open) of Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’. Variable in shape and form as ever.
Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’
Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’
Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’
Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’
Trevor Green’s gift of Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ looking good but not quite fully ripe near Georges Hut.
Sorbus ‘Pearly King’
Sorbus ‘Pearly King’
First flowers on the old Camellia ‘Noblissima’ by Georges Hut.
Camellia ‘Noblissima’
Camellia ‘Noblissima’
Juicy black fruits on the Ligustrum confusum which fell over three to four years ago and then reshot profusely from the stump. Very quick to become mature enough to fruit in such profusion.
Ligustrum confusum
Ligustrum confusum
The Neolitsea polycarpa which we pruned back to a single stem on planting this year has shot vigorously from the base and only a little at the top. Watch it for a bit then cut the main stem to ground level.
Neolitsea polycarpa
Neolitsea polycarpa
Neolitsea polycarpa
Neolitsea polycarpa
Pheasants shelter in the lee of another south westerly gale. Another day not to be a seafarer!
Pheasants
Pheasants

2019 – CHW
As ever in the aftermath of a storm more trees down. Here a sycamore and some dead elms block the road at Tubbs Mill.
trees down
trees down
Another circle of large fungi which seem to be the same as those seen recently under the Michelia doltsopa.
fungi
fungi
fungi
fungi
These are more pictures of the oak tree which had half fallen by Four In Hand. Another day clearing up rather than doing something constructive in the garden on the worklist. Soon it will be leaf blowing.
oak tree
oak tree
oak tree
oak tree
The ilex oak has now been cleared up and burnt and a Pinus wallichiana installed in its place. This is a lovely rare blue needled pine which is not going to grow to a huge height and one which should retain its lower branches into old age. A height of perhaps 70ft eventually with a spread of around 30ft. A domed effect we hope which will be a feature from the front door.
Pinus wallichiana
Pinus wallichiana

2018 – CHW
Jaimie has completed the laurel cutting along the Main Ride. This was the last bit by Mr Rogers Quarry. A wonderful job to have completed by now leaving plenty of time for tinkering with smaller bits before we turn to leaf raking.

laurel cutting along the Main Ride
laurel cutting along the Main Ride
A striking Acer palmatum planted before 1997 but the label has been lost.
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ appears as a lovely yellow cut leaf maple with exquisite foliage. However when you look closely there are flashes of red within the yellow. This is a ‘must have’ acer for autumn colour.
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’

2017 – CHW
Only one seed pod on Stewartia sinensis and poor autumn colour or I have missed it?
Stewartia sinensis
Stewartia sinensis
A young Stewartia monodelpha has rather nice autumn tints.
Stewartia monodelpha
Stewartia monodelpha
Stewartia monodelpha
Stewartia monodelpha
Another young Stewartia sinensis has some decent autumn colour still in place.
Another young Stewartia sinensis
Another young Stewartia sinensis
A young Stewartia pseudocamellia var koreana is not bad either.
Stewartia pseudocamellia var koreana
Stewartia pseudocamellia var koreana
Pterostyrax triloba is however still green.
Pterostyrax triloba
Pterostyrax triloba
Pterostyrax triloba
Pterostyrax triloba
Stewartia serrata is colouring as a young plant in a similar manner to some (not all) of our Stewartia rostratas. It can only get better with age.
Stewartia serrata
Stewartia serrata
Stewartia serrata
Stewartia serrata

2016 – CHW
Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ has only two flowers out and the odd bud showing on the now huge and very elderly plant in the Main Quarry. We have all known it out earlier and this is easily proved if you examine the diary. I fear the plant will need a stern pruning soon as it is getting straggly with some dieback. It has not enjoyed the wind up its bum for the last 10 years since all the ponticum was
removed from the nearby hedge.
Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’
Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’
Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’
Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’
2015 – CHW
The ancient bank of erica at the Four in Hand is just starting to come out as a light pink. Is this one of the Lanarth bred hybrids by P D Williams? Perhaps ‘St Keverne’. By heather standards it has already lived three lifetimes on this hot dry bank which was completely covered 40 years ago.
bank of erica
bank of erica
bank of erica
bank of erica
Liriodendron tulipifera has shed in the wind but the sides of the drive show what the gales tore off.
Liriodendron tulipifera
Liriodendron tulipifera
The first daffodil bulbs are just showing by The Fernery on the edge of the drive. Not unusual but quite a surprise as it is every year in a mild wet autumn with no hint of a frost as yet. They will be in flower in February.
The first daffodil bulbs
The first daffodil bulbs
Carpinus betulus still retains enough leaves to show itself off but it is too dull a day for a decent show. Hornbeams are seldom found in Cornish woodland but are an attractive tree, especially the fastigiate form planted along the roadsides below Two Hills which will one day be a feature avenue.
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus

A few nasty looking red fungi on the lawn which the pheasants are clearly enjoying – or something is! No idea what they are or if poisonous.

red fungi
red fungi

1992 – FJW
November Pink has been out for some time – wet and warm alternates with cold.

1947 – CW
Almost frost last night. Cam sasanqua very good seldom more flower at one time. Oleifera out on wall and just one in wood. Lapageria and Yellow Hammer (Rho) good. Hardly any other flower except fuchsias.

1935 – JCW
Cold but no real cold. Magnolia delavayi is moving past notwithstanding the rough and cold winds.

1932 – JCW
Several C sasanqua are very good indeed. Lapagerias holding on well. We cleared the big fuchsia hedge next to the Green Gate.

1926 – JCW
C sasanqua and lapageria remain good. No E darleyense yet. Many scraps of rhodo species as Mucronulatum, Neriiflorum, Decorum, Lutescens, perhaps out forms Dicroanthum hybrid wild. Cotoneaster salicifolia and Stransvaesia salicifolia are the best things showing colour.

1915 – JCW
Only about 6 buds on Camellia sasanqua here but plenty at Werrington. The heath, E darleyense have begun to open, but the lapageria is the only thing really making a show.

1904 – JCW
Camellia sasanqua very fine indeed. No break in the weather, much leaf on yet, a few more daffs up.

1900 – JCW
Picked an Iris stylosa.