8th October

…(TH 5092) unknown with secondary new growth. Meliosma species (TH 5092) Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ has dropped most of its fruits but is making a decent tree. Malus x…

13th April

…distance from below the Rockery. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ 2019 – CHW Malus ‘Evelyn’ (Malus ioensis ‘Evelyn’) just coming out in the Isla Rose planting. First flowering with us. Malus ‘Evelyn’…

23rd September

…I thought I would share with you here our reasoning behind the plans to replant the new cleared old Kitchen Garden with a collection of flowering Malus species and varieties….

13th December

…Garden Three of the Malus were still holding plenty of fruit – Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ – easily the best….

10th January

Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection Malus collection The old Dog Kennels below Kitchen Garden with the stream blocked and overflowing. Dog Kennels A very wind…

4th November

…hupehensis Sorbus hupehensis Malus ‘Jelly King’ with ripe fruits. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ 2022 – CHW A huge Pinus insignis tree twists, turns, and falls at the Red…

11th December

…together at the top end about 12 meters apart. Also one Crataegus ‘Crimson Cloud’ which is a spectacular new introduction. four varieties of flowering malus four varieties of flowering malus

22nd September

…on Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – this is going to be a wonderful tree in the Kitchen Garden. Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ I was expecting real crab apples on Malus baccata but,…

14th October

…new growth. Euonymus kachinensis Malus hupehensis also plastered in fruits. We should plant the two hupehensis side by side. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis 2023 – CHW The Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’…

11th February

…12L Malus florentina 12L Malus Prairie Fire® 12L Malus tor Aros® 7L Malus trilobata 12LLunaplant magnolia Gorgeous C3 60/80 Illini Gold C7,5 120/140 Illini Moonlight C7,5 Bronwyne C7,5 100 Ian’s…

7th May

…favourites which I first saw on a stable wall at Llanover garden in Momouthshire. Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus hupehensis without that many flowers this year….

22nd May

…to white. A very good plant although grafted onto a Crataegus. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue…

2nd October

…2005). Well worth Asia growing from seed. Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus Ilex brioritensis should flower in May to June according to ‘New Trees’ but here…

4th October

…to wear a jumper as the temperature remains at 18-20°c.Malus ‘Jelly King’ with secondary flowers and ripening fruit. The 5th or 6th variety of Malus with secondary autumn flowers here…

20th October

Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Schefflera delavayi now full out. Schefflera delavayi Platycarya strobilacea with old and new cone-like fruits. Platycarya strobilacea Sorbus hupehensis with pinkish berries. Hillier’s now calls this…

24th October

…species A 2017 planted Malus hupehensis with its fruits now completely red. Unlike those we saw in Old Park last week. Malus hupehensis Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ with its fruits…

29th December

…Genus Malus’ and Hilliers etc. Malus Planting Plan The planting plan (also attached) tries to take account of ultimate heights and spreads of each group of three trees in the…

7th November

…with fruits. Malus mandshurica Malus mandshurica Cunninghamia lanceolata with cones developing. Cunninghamia lanceolata Eucalyptus gunnii looking good in the sunlight. Eucalyptus gunnii Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’. We have just planted one…

29th May

…nicely with its light mauve flowers. Caerhays bred but no one knows by whom or with what. Anyway it is properly registered now. Malus hupenensis Malus hupenensis The white malus

16th October

…Chocolate’ Celastrus orbiculatus with a good show in the sales point. Celastrus orbiculatus Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ with larger yellow crab apples than seen elsewhere in this diary recently. Malus ‘Golden…