26th March

…macrocarpa Corokia macrocarpa Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala flowering well. Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala Camellia tsai laden down with flower in full shade. Camellia tsai Tom has…

13th October

…in unripe berries. Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC…

24th June

…pink. Robinia hispida var kelseyi has lilac-pink flowers so that seems the best bet as far as I know. Robinia hispida var kelseyi Robinia hispida var kelseyi Deutzia pulchra with…

21st March

…Acer negundo var. violaceum are a delight blowing in the east wind. Acer negundo var. violaceum Acer negundo var. violaceum Another young Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ flowering at a young age. Magnolia…

10th January

var. praecox has also largely shed its bark to reveal the new trunk. What a transformation! Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera…

22nd June

…place. Jaimie wants to layer it as cuttings have so far failed. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Tilia carolina…

16th October

var. megaphyllum Vaccinum dunalianum var. megaphyllum First flower out on Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no Sakae’. Camellia ‘Showa no Sakae’ A large clump of Rhododendron davidsonianum with a real covering of…

26th October

…on Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis. Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Half rotten and slug eaten secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Yakeo’. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Huge and very…

15th September

var. chartacea has three huge pinkish purple seed pods each of which is nearly half the size of a banana. Two are splitting open to reveal rows of seeds in…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…‘Pendula’) Despite looking like a Crataegus this is in fact the very rare and dwarfish Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa. Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa Nothofagus procera (alpina as it is now…