…firma – I am getting a liking for abies! Abies firma Abies firma Abies firma Cupressus arizonica in flower. Cupressus arizonica A fine Rhododendron macabeanum. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Chamaecyparis…

…35 to 40 cones overall. Abies delavayi nearby is similarly adorned. Abies pinsapo Abies pinsapo Stewartia ogisu flowering for the first time. Smallish flowers with pink buds. Stewartia ogisu Stewartia…

…& Sally Kirkham. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ well out already. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Abies homolepis performing well again. Abies homolepis Abies delavayi is nearly as good. Abies delavayi Sorbus alnifolia rather…

…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 for the…

…(MF97137) Abies nukiangense with blue cones and stripy undersides of the leaves. Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense Abies nukiangense This is Tom’s own collection from Yunnan of Meliosma cuneifolia. It too…

…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….

…koreana has a particularly 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…

…DISASTER! Ligustrum confusum Ross has now felled all the abies by Donkey Shoe but managed to badly scrape the replacement tree which had been growing beside it for the last…

…fraseri with flower cones for the first time that I have seen. Abies fraseri Abies fraseri Betula ashburneri with male and female catkins. Betula ashburneri Magnolia x loebneri ‘Lucy Carlson’….

…its amazing reddish new growth which I missed last year. Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Picea abies ‘Rydal’ Frost damage to callistemon. Just the tops which now need pruning out. The remainder…