24th February

…plant to the retirement gift given to Lady Mary Holborow. unnamed hybrid The old Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling by the kennels. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Another young Magnolia…

8th June

var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ has yellow (not red) fruits which we can now look forward to as it flowers for the first time. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ Cornus kousa var.

20th December

…on Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum. Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum A slightly different leaf structure on Vaccinium dunalianum var. caudatifolium (NMWJ 14558) and no flowers or fruits…

3rd August

…fauriei at its finest. Not particularly tyring to climb here and more of a shrubby habit. Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium…

23rd March

…speech by clicking here. 2023 – CHW Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri from Westphaler. Stunning colours. Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia…

5th March

…‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Treve Holman’ – just one bud. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Treve Holman’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ – Gresham hybrid. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia…

31st May

…‘Dali’ Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii just coming out. Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ has been in bud for weeks but now finally out. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Nothing quite…

15th March

…sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ – a ‘new’ one bought from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ Slightly battered Magnolia ‘Charles Raffill’….

19th June

var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya x rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ was planted only in 2017 but is doing nicely. The leaflets seem to end in…

12th May

…tassels which I had not seen before. Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense This is not Enkianthus cernuus rubens but the mistake has to…