…berries Nothofagus dombeyi trunk Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trunk. These are growing as a clump of five trees. Rhododendron frangipanensis in full flower. New species to me. Arbutus canariensis…
…coverings. Magnolia ‘Susanna van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ is covered in bud. Magnolia ‘Genie’ The pruning of Nothofagus fusca is complete. Nothofagus fusca Daphne bholua ‘Darjeeling’ now full out. Daphne bholua…
…are frosted but not yet dropping. Aesculus wangii 2021 – CHW And a second 1990 planted Nothofagus has had a prune up. Nothofagus Its neighbour too which has let in…
…Hydrangea sp (5247 N.E. Vietnam) Hydrangea sp (5247 N.E. Vietnam) First berries ever seen (and only 3) on Ilex ficoides. Ilex ficoides The trunk of a young Nothofagus which I…
…Anniversary’ – spot the hint of gold? Neither do I! Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ 2021 – CHW Rhododendrons at their best but still no rain.The bronzy new growth on Nothofagus…
…the autumn colours and spring flowers. Lindera benzoin Nothofagus moorei is putting on reddish new growth and the young plant is establishing. Nothofagus moorei Meliosma parviflora, a present from Nantes…
…leaves below Nothofagus fusca. This tree was collected in New Zealand by Sir Harold Hillier and given to my father. Nothofagus fusca 2020 – CHW It is all very well…
…‘Lycopodiodes’ Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Lycopodiodes’ I investigated our other tree of Nothofagus dombeyi but it now has no branches below 20ft and no way of photographing the leaves properly. This is…
…a good set of new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Bronze new growth on Nothofagus solandri. Nothofagus solandri Euphorbia stygiana var. sanctae-mariae…
…in at the base of Nothofagus procera. Nothofagus procera Quite a few flowers out on the drive on Magnolia campbellii ‘Lamellyn’. Not as good as ‘Sidbury’ in Penvergate today but…
…but not acquired from them. Collected at 10,000 feet! Viburnum betulifolium ‘Hohuanshan’ Leaves on a Nothofagus moorei in the frames. A species which grew here until the 1990 hurricane. Nothofagus…
…flowers prove it even more! Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ Mary Ashworth’s Rhododendron ‘Cornish loderi’ I mentioned how squirrels have recently killed a mature nothofagus…
…Chilean garden but it is a bit of a frost pocket and a bit too much in the path of westerly winds to try to grow Chilean Nothofagus which are…
…planting in the order given. Viburnum fragrans, Magnolia salicifolia, Quercus spicata, Quercus glabra, Farrers Oak, Nothofagus dombeyi, Betula albo sinensis of Wilson, one cherry not the true Pilosiuscula. 1922 –…
…in this bit of the Auklandii Garden. More branches of the Nothofagus fusca to give more room to Magnolia ‘F J Williams’. Sycamore to get rid of beside the greenhouse…
…of lower branches on some trees planted after the 1990 hurricane. The Nothofagus has grown well as a multi stemmed tree but was starting to shade out its neighbours. removal…
…replace. Ilex fargesii Ilex fargesii The exceptional Ilex nothofagifolia which has Nothofagus leaves and a tiered growth habit as a small tree. Ilex nothofagifolia Ilex nothofagifolia Ilex dipyrena – proving…
…removed a rather floppy large Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’ to make room to plant a Nothofagus. 2023 – CHW An inspection of Kennel Close today. A superb showing from Cotoneaster moupinensis…
…suckers are now 30ft tall and flowering at the tops although they are hard to see beside a taller Nothofagus. From a distance the flowers seem paler than the younger…
…sits happily above the old gents’ loo 1979 – FJW Nothofagus (see 5/5/63 entry) still ok. Winter days and still frost at night. Beech leaves late in coming. 1933 –…