21st October

…drought but is recovering. Quercus liabmanii Crataegus ashei with now ripe fruits. Crataegus ashei Good autumn colour on Euonymus monbeigii. Euonymus monbeigii Crataegus heldreichii also ripe. Crataegus heldreichii Crataegus pontica…

31st August

…now fully ripe and splendid in the sun. Crataegus combyi Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ likewise. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ has, as yet,…

20th September

…on it. This is a hybrid of Crataegus mexicana. Crataegus x grignoniensis Crataegus x grignoniensis Crataegus x grignoniensis 1974 – FJW Last corn and straw came in. Very wet September….

18th September

Crataegus horrida Crataegus horrida Crataegus crassicarpa with autumn tints and berries. Crataegus crassicarpa Cotoneaster hillieri is another addition to the cotoneaster species collection. Here performing well for the first time….

10th May

…unfurling of its leaves. Tilia chingiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ has been slightly frosted. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus chinesis with flowers almost over. Crataegus chinesis Crataegus miuveacis with its…

29th May

…Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ as good as ever in the Isla Rose Plantation. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ had…

15th May

…young leaves. Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ Crataegus aestivales – the eastern Mayhaw, from Alabama, Florida and Virginia making a decent tree. Crataegus aestivales Crataegus aestivales Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla was a…

22nd August

…yet, unripe. Several of these new Crataegus species with fruits will be worth collecting soon (especially Crataegus wattiana) and having a try at germinating them. Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica 2018…

21st August

…the reference books so far but we have two decent plants. Crataegus combyi Crataegus combyi Crataegus wattiana with now nearly ripe blackish fruits. We viewed this three weeks ago. Crataegus

1st May

…Sartini’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolor Sartini’ Crataegus wattiana is a new 2021 addition to the Burncoose catalogue. Large flower clusters. This species is thornless and quick growing. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus wattiana…