30th September

…said to be the same thing as Lindera cercidifolia and Lindera praetermissa. I would beg to differ. Lindera cercidifolia Lindera cercidifolia The second ancient and darker form of Camellia sasanqua…

25th March

…now flowering. New Trees says it is a form of Lindera sericea. Lindera umbellate membranacae Lindera umbellate membranacae Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ is simply splendid. You sit and look at this…

28th October

…Rhododendron concatenans is again impressive. Rhododendron concatenans Rhododendron concatenans Autumn colour has dropped quickly on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Deer damage on a stem of Lindera sericea. Lindera

24th September

…dainty leaf arrangement. Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Lindera lancea (Lindera umbellata var lancea perhaps) is producing a wonderful show of yellow autumn colour. Planted in 2011 it is…

17th September

…item. We must have a dozen or fifteen different lindera species in the garden now. Anyway it is Chinese and bloody rare but in the Burncoose catalogue! Lindera aggregata Lindera

10th January

…they are clearly ripe. Sorbus eleonorae Sorbus eleonorae Lindera tonkinensis is clearly a full evergreen with us in a normal winter. Lindera tonkinensis Lindera angustifolia now with obvious flower buds…

8th April

…floridanum Lindera obtusiloba is about as out as it gets. Lindera obtusiloba Lindera obtusiloba It is not every day that I find a completely new plant (to me) in the…

5th November

…easily confused. However our two original Lindera obtusiloba have a rather different growth habit so I firmly believe we have both species. Lindera triloba Lindera triloba What I think is…

26th March

Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) flowering here for the first time after planting last autumn. Leaves with the flowers. Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) Magnolia ‘Sprite Rite’ one…

23rd April

…13156) is nicely in flower even low down and nice bark too on its straight stem. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Rhododendron burmanicum just out. Rhododendron burmanicum And next door Rhododendron…