…was over mature, very elderly and in serious need of rejuvenation but a big risk with a historic tree which came here in 1923. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Eucryphia x…

…with a circular appearance Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides     Aesculus assamica – with flowers just starting   Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Carpinus cordata…

…about 70 years old I guess. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus delavayi Magnolia ‘Lois’ has its first flowers out. A delicate yellow and a very different shape to Magnolia ‘Daphne’ which we…

…‘Hardijzer Beauty’ A young Osmanthus yunnanensis with its first flowers. Some leaves have spines and some do not. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis This clump of narcissi on Hovel Cart Road…

…before. Osmanthus delavayi below Donkey Shoe. The old plants died out 20 years ago and the new ones are now quite a show in the same place. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus…

…campbelli Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ as an established small tree in full sun. We grow this in shade above Hovel Cart Road. Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ The original 1920(ish)…

…Pink’ Anemone ‘Harmony Blue’. Anemone ‘Harmony Blue’ 2024 – CHW To Burncoose for a Management Meeting.Osmanthus x burkwoodii especially fine by the till. Osmanthus x burkwoodii Osmanthus x burkwoodii A…

…below Hovel Cart Road and a decent young plant now getting away after deer nibbling above the Magnolia x veitchii. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis To my surprise the garden clearly…

…is otherwise a dullish evergreen. Osmanthus heterophyllus Osmanthus heterophyllus The Mevagissey fire brigade had a practice yesterday evening pumping water from the pond to enable them to squirt their hoses…

…two original and once record Osmanthus yunnanensis (Forrest 1923). One fell over and we pollarded and uprighted it and it has now reshot a bit. The other was pollarded and…

…the graft, but will then be a horrible multi stemmed shape and never make a decent tree. Snapped off 2018 – CHW The fallen champion Osmanthus yunnanense has now been…

…sized Osmanthus heterophyllus with many more autumn flowers than last year. Osmanthus heterophyllus 2021 – CHW Sweet chestnut fruits low down on a tree with very small seeds. This has…

…shoots / wire surrounds). laurel hedge This is what Jaimie thinks is Ilex opaca on the planting plans. I had thought it was an Osmanthus when looking a month or…

…champion Osmanthus yunnanensis has blown over in the garden. I think that if we pollard it and carefully upright the stem while digging in the roots it may yet survive…

…Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ is full out as one would expect. Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ Osmanthus yunnanensis full out as well. Osmanthus yunnanensis So…

…Camellia gigantocarpa Juniperus recurva var. coxii (2002 planted) and Osmanthus heterophyllus (100 years old) looking good together. Juniperus recurva var. coxii (2002 planted) and Osmanthus heterophyllus 2023 – CHW Exceptionally…

…I had feared. Embothrium Embothrium Embothrium Michelia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ is still way off flowering too. Michelia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Osmanthus suavis looking fit but no flower. Osmanthus suavis Viburnum…

…has tidied up the last of the pollarded stumps of Osmanthus yunnanensis leaving a child’s seat for visitors. Osmanthus yunnanensis 2023 – CHW A series of pictures of big leafed…

…I have ever seen fan trained on a wall. A Cydonia rather than a Chaenomeles. quince Hedychium thrysiforme in the greenhouse. Needs heat in winter but attractive. Hedychium thrysiforme Osmanthus…

…seen in the village. blackbird This is a camellia gall at the tip of a twig and not a flower! camellia gall 2019 – CHW First flowers on Osmanthus yunnanensis….