31st March

…full out in the sun. Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ I have been trying to get a decent photograph of Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Pendulum’ in flower for years but usually forget. Apart from…

12th October

…various cercidiphyllums. Cercidiphyllum Cercidiphyllum Cercidiphyllum 2021 – CHW A letter from Duncan Donald with a welcome box of bulbs of Narcissus ‘White Star’ bred by JC Williams and, until now,…

11th October

…‘Inchmery’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum nearby is turning colour nicely. Before the 1990 hurricane a UK record tree grew exactly here. Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercidiphyllum japonicum As is the old Acer henryi at…

29th May

…investigate. The older plants went in here in 1991 but we have occasionally had a few in the nursery. Ehretia thyrsiflora Ehretia thyrsiflora Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Pendulum’ is well away now….

19th October

…– Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum just turning. This was a 1991 replacement for the Record Tree destroyed in the 1990 hurricane in the same…

12th April

…Maddenia hypoleuca – flowers nearly over and leaves appearing. Maddenia hypoleuca Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Pinus ponderosa Pinus…

28th August

…grown well. Neolitsea aff. polycarpas Neolitsea aff. polycarpas One nearly dead Rhododendron calophytum and another, with a bit more shade, still absolutely fine. Rhododendron calophytum Rhododendron calophytum Cercidiphyllum japonicum varieties…

24th July

…correctly named. Ptelea nitens Ptelea nitens Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Glowball’ living up to its name with its secondary new growth. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Glowball’ Carpinus caroliniana from Mexico also with bronzy secondary…

10th September

…who owned Trelean garden. Aesculus turbiniata Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ with early autumnal colours or is it sickly? Not sure. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ 2019 – CHW Time to take a look…

20th September

…kweichowense Another Cercidiphyllum on Hovel Cart Road looking ghastly but it should recover. These need dappled shade and not full sun as here. A universal problem this year with this…