…Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ New fronds on a tree fern are already 4ft or more long. tree fern This is a Magnolia x veitchii seedling from the Cholipo Arboretum in South…

…yet very good, Coums nice, Ericas good, the first seedling trumpet show colour. 1907 – JCW Measured Tree Fern frond broken by recent wind 10 feet 6 in by 3…

…10-12 year old rhododendrons in the drought. Dying 10-12 year old rhododendrons The next door clump are nearly there too. next door clump A newly dead camellia by the Fernery….

…nearly finished despite brief very heavy showers with a bit of hail. beech tree trunk A tree damaged Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ pruned up to reshoot in a more even…

…around 1977 or 1978. Perhaps I need to go and count the tree rings again! tree surgery work tree surgery work tree surgery work 2023 – CHW The first pale…

…ride. Its a bit thin on top but, as usual, Dicksonia antarctica lives up to its name for indestructability It came through worse than this in 1963. tree fern tree…

…CHW Clearance work Tree fern trunk Clearance work around Orchid House Nursery to allow access for heavy machinery to clear behind the Playhouse this summer.This old tree fern trunk shows…

…tree fern on the Main Ride now uncovered as the laurel has been cut back around it. tree fern Good autumn colour on Stewartia pseudocamellia. Considerably better than last year’s…

…in which we can plant another tree fern as well. A squirrel eating young shoots in the oak tree above joined the bonfire. stone circle stone circle The Amomyrtus luma…

…the tree fern has been tidily felled. turkey oak turkey oak turkey oak Honey fungus strikes one of these two Rhododendron bureavii. May is when you usually first see the…