30th October

…year. Mallotus japonicus Mallotus japonicus Seed collected from various Lithocarpus pachyphyllus. Only the very large acorns will be viable. Cartloads of seed this year. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Lithocarpus pachyphyllus A large…

23rd May

…have now sorted out Quercus morii and Lithocarpus corneus but the three Lithocarpus lepidocarpus are, Tom believes, Lithocarpus hancei. Quercus gilva has died or vanished and we are left with…

21st April

…or cold wind has recently caught the new growth on a young Lithocarpus dealbatus. Lithocarpus dealbatus Lithocarpus glabrata looking exceptionally well and about to come into new growth. It may…

15th April

…its is developing really well. Lithocarpus Lithocarpus Flower on Roy Lancaster’s Ilex spinigera. A younger plant than our original. Ilex spinigera Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ making good growth despite the…

6th October

…brevicaudatus – we will try cuttings (a gift from Thomas Methuen-Campbell to Tom originally and growing well). Lithocarpus brevicaudatus Lithocarpus brevicaudatus Castanopsis eyrie – huge older leaves before the new…

29th August

…blown off the original Lithocarpus cleistocarpus by George’s Hut. Lithocarpus cleistocarpus Much larger (but still not yet viable) seed clusters off the younger Lithocarpus cleistocarpus above Hovel Cart Road. Some…

4th July

Lithocarpus variolosus Lithocarpus variolosus Lithocarpus variolosus Quercus crassifolia seems to be getting away quite nicely. Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia 2016 – CHW Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ is full out…

9th January

…Bletharocalyx cruckshankii grown from seed from Tregrehan in only autumn 2018. Bletharocalyx cruckshankii Another batch of Lithocarpus pachyphyllus seedlings one year older with distinct bark markings. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Lithocarpus pachyphyllus…

29th July

Lithocarpus pachyphyllus. A squirrel has had a nibble already. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus A good crop of magnolia buds outside the back yard already. magnolia First flower almost out on Lapageria rosea…

25th September

…just a little wine.Lithocarpus pachyphyllus was laden with seed pods several of which had already dropped. We ought to sell a crop as substantive as this. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Rhododendron ‘Tally…