…purple to reddish purple and with or without central blotches. Rhododendron kiyosumense (search elsewhere in the diary to see) is also a form of reticulatum but the Japanese recognise several…

…beautifully (two named – ‘Tinner’s Bush’ and ‘High Sheriff’). Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron decorum Picrasma quassioides coming into leaf. A Chinese/Japanese small, ornamental, hardy tree with good autumn colour. Picrasma…

…Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana Juglans ailanthifolia – Japanese walnut – also with well advanced walnut formations as we have seen recently in a young tree at home. Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans…

…plant exchanges but never seen it in August. Leslie’s view is that it was a late season and several of the Japanese anemones were not out and nor were all…

…to turn yellow. This will be one of the very best Japanese acer displays as it always is on the drive at Burncoose. Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ 2020 – CHW The…

…spent a considerable amount of time identifying the specimens and cataloguing them.” 2021 – CHW Who could say that our hated and most invasive weed (Japanese knotweed – Fallopia japonica)…

…walnuts I have ever seen forming on a huge Juglans ailantifolia which is of Japanese origin. Juglans ailantifolia Juglans ailantifolia Flowers on Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis A huge…

…camellia outside the front door of The Copper House which sits nearby the nursery entrance. I think it is probably Camellia japonica ‘Akebono’ which was a Japanese variety introduced to…

…cones are now fully developed with sap still extruding from the tips of the cones. An even finer display than last year. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The Japanese Abies homolepis…

…place but I now discover, up from Red Linney, three cracking plants of Larix kaempferi which are looking good. This Japanese species has exceptional yellow autumn colour so we hope…