…I am itching to see the extent of the cold damage to tender plants like michelias or much of the new stuff from China/Vietnam via Crug Farm and Tom Hudson….

…the taxonomy in New Trees. Fascinating plant and quite widespread, I have seen it in Arunachal Pradesh through Western China into Nth Vietnam. The best autumn colour form seems to…

…numbers of new plants from China which were totally unknown in Western Europe. These were collected by the great plant hunters, Ernest Wilson and George Forrest, whom JC had sponsored…

…before here from Korea, China & Mongolia. Where did Asia get them? Seed I assume? 2023 – CHW Magnolia seed heads already ripe and shedding in September. Not unusual for…

…rare conifer species – Keteleeria davidiana which Roundabarrow nurseries have propagated. A sod to get going and this plant clearly needs potting and caning up straight. From China and Taiwan….

…can all enjoy the best things pillaged from China 100 years ago! 2015 – CHW CAMELLIA ‘Mary Williams’ Camellia reticulata clump below Donkey Shoe almost over. Camellia reticulata came to…

…(BSWJ 12535) – another new and hopefully hardy species. Persea indica (BSWJ 12535) Quercus chapensis – seed from the 2015 oak conference in China and gifted (as a plant) to…

…died in protest but this one is already a decent show. Hydrangea paniculata This is Torreya grandis from China. It has far fewer fruits than last year and some seem…

…cuttings from Kyoto in Japan, cuttings from China and plants from Trehane’s nursery and the former Loder gardens. Despite some casualties and deer damage many plants are already 10-12ft tall….

…M. ‘Black Tulip’ below Donkey Shoe. No hybrid name as far as I can see. Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ Bluebottle…