…from sawn off lower branches but never as much energy as this being wasted. Abies grandis Abies grandis 2020 – CHW Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ is flowering properly on the drive…

…brevifolia Abies pinsapo developing nicely. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Tilia mexicana has a drooping habit and frequently has branches split off in the wind when in full leaf….

…has now felled all the abies by Donkey Shoe but managed to badly scrape the replacement tree Ross has now felled all the abies by Donkey Shoe but managed to…

…new growth needles to its older ones. A big tree which might well go in as a replacement in Donkey Shoe. Abies firma Abies firma Micocachrys tetragona, a rare conifer…

…I missed last year. Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Frost damage to callistemon. Just the tops which now need pruning out. The remainder of the plants are fine and…

…fine set of blue cones this year. Abies koreana Abies koreana Magnolia obovata has a flower at the top of the tree. Magnolia obovata Rhododendron ‘Loch Levan’ – a new…

…sign of the cones being ripe yet on any of the other Abies species. Abies koreana Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’ now has many more yellow fruits this year than…

…Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax hookeri is much sparser in flower and only just now coming out. Styrax hookeri Abies delavayi covered in blue cones. As good as Abies pinsapo….

…a (hopefully) receptive female seed cone. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ just coming into flower although we do not, as yet, see any pink! An attractive and unusual…

…be cut out soon but I had forgotten my secateurs. Abies fraseri Abies fraseri 2017 – CHW Three different named forms of Magnolia grandiflora all with buds still to open….