…the Four in Hand. Huge flowers and lots of them but only planted in 2013! Styrax japonica Styrax japonica Honey fungus time of the year now and a recent casualty…

…evident. A very quick turnaround despite the recent cold. Rhododendron mucronulatums Rhododendron mucronulatums Another honey fungus rhododendron casualty stands out. An old oak was removed from here five years ago…

…Camellia japonica ‘Bokuhan’ Stewartia monodelpha has tilted even more! We need to secure it back to the dead oak tree behind it quickly. Stewartia monodelpha Honey fungus kills another decent…

…‘Norfolk Candy’ has one surprise secondary flower outside the front gate. Another plant in this group is currently dying of honey fungus associated with the decaying roots of a nearby…

…the cut stems has stopped. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana Another rhododendron honey fungus casualty – this is the time of the year when these horrors show up. rhododendron honey fungus…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ This Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ is on the way out from honey fungus by the cash point despite…

…in the sales point of Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ is good for a first flowering. It is the yellowish sister to ‘Black Tulip’ but I doubt will sell as well. Magnolia…

…young Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ with its first flower – two others frosted in bud. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Quercus fleuryi struggles on – too tender I fear. Quercus fleuryi Michelia ‘Touch…

…on Eucryphia cordifolia. Eucryphia cordifolia Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x Magnolia ‘Miss Honeybee’. Much the same as ‘Miss Honeybee’ as it seems to me. Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x Magnolia…

…on. 20+ house martins today. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ flowers do not seem to open out flat but drop once they are cup shaped. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ Magnolia stellata…

…dead A drought hit Rhododendron barbatum. Half dead. Rhododendron barbatum Polyspora axillaris aff. tonkinensis has suddenly died. Drought, cold (unlikely) or honey fungus? No sign of rotting from honey fungus…

…tall growing form of Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ 1987 planted. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ just out. I have seen it much better elsewhere, but this is only its second…

…attached to page, dated 21st May 1932) I put yellow Maddeni hybrid on the whole of hard and honey yellow Roylei. Additional note: I picked the seed in October 1934….

…saddle fungi, bark split and obvious Phytophthora infections as well as honey fungus. We think 120 years old but will soon be able to count the rings. Turkey oak Turkey…

…It may mean it is infected with honey fungus and is in its last throws of life. Its neighbour died in the summer. However another plant by ‘Georges Hut’ is…

…I had thought earlier. The honey fungus growths from its roots are now abundantly obvious. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Attractive fungal growths from the base of an oak tree nearby….

…2020 – CHW I got the identification of the fungus at Burncoose totally wrong a few days ago. It was of course not a ‘Tuft’ but, in fact, Honey Fungus….

…(looks like honey fungus) at the base of our oldest Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’. Strangely this happened once before 25 or so years ago and the tree died to ground level…

…CHW A rather morbid day!The honey fungus Magnolia sieboldii casualty has been cut down ready for the mini digger. Magnolia sieboldii An elderly rare oak has died completely over the…

…Clare’ This Rhododendron calophytum has drooping leaves and looks sick. Perhaps just anticipating a cold snap or perhaps it has honey fungus? Rhododendron calophytum Wonderful orange-red indumentum on the buds…