20th June

…Kawamure’ Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei Kawamure’ Paulownia kawakamii has almost finished flowering and I have missed it. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Eucalyptus crenulata with its attractive new growth. Eucalyptus crenulata Magnolia…

9th June

…Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ A few flowers on Paulownia kawakamii but most of the buds and flower stalks shrivelled in the six weeks of drought. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia

2nd October

…bud visible already for next spring. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) has made huge growth. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) Plenty of berry on Sorbus hupehensis…

19th May

…‘tree rat’ control? Magnolia sieboldii Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ in the distance with Rhododendron crassum in the foreground. Strangely the other paulownia species have yet to flower. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Another…

16th May

…It will be the best thing in the garden in a week or so. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ is also out but nowhere near as good as this. Paulownia kawakamii The…

25th April

…Penvergate for some years with whiter flowers than this and with more yellow centres in the lip of the trumpets. Now nearly dead after 25 years. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei…

24th April

…in less than half that number of years. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Sally Hayward has very kindly been transcribing handwritten records of plants gifted to Caerhays and by…

23rd April

…shaped and most floriferous tree of this sort I have seen. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Euphorbia x pasturei – Euphorbia mellifera is one parent. Not quite out yet but mellifera,…

4th April

…Rehderodendron kwangtungense. Rehderodendron kwangtungense More pictures of the impressive Paulownia fortunei. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The first deciduous azalea to show in Kennel Close. deciduous azalea Plagianthus betulinus in flower…

30th December

…‘George Blandford’ which we always forget up behind the camellia foliage planting. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ First buds out on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ The first good…

19th November

…out, high up, on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Not many fruits on Sorbus eleonorae this year. They do not ripen until February. Aesculus wangii still in very full…

2nd November

…the normal leaves, then the curling and, finally, the dropping. Carrierea calycina Carrierea calycina Carrierea calycina Tony Kirkham’s great introduction of Paulownia kawakamii from Taiwan is already laden with bud…

5th October

…Stiles field Just look at the size of this leaf on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii A flowering pot-full of Liriope muscari. Liriope muscari 2020 – CHW A good long trip…

30th September

…show on Magnolia ‘Yakeo’. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Astonishingly vigorous late new growth on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii Photinia villosa var. coreana loaded with berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana Severe nibbling by…

28th September

…Buds and seed pods side by side on Paulownia tomentosa. Paulownia tomentosa The snakebark trunk of a 20 year old Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ remains as good as ever….

20th July

…Catalpa sechuanensis also with dark secondary new growth. Catalpa sechuanensis Seed heads forming on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii Sorbus gongashica with odd shaped fruits. Sorbus gongashica Sorbus gongashica Populus purdomii…

28th June

…Asia has grown Paulownia taiwaniana from side shoot cuttings. Paulownia taiwaniana Lots of wonderful rhododendrons as 2-3 year old plug liners now ready to go to Burncoose for potting on…

11th June

…auriculatum This Paulownia kawakamii has sadly split in half in the gales. If you grow 30ft in 10 years this is the risk you run. Very few light blue flowers…

23rd June

…macrosepala Hydrangea angustipetala f. macrosepala Tilia amurensis from Chollipo. Tilia amurensis Seedpods forming nicely for Asia to gather later on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii Irregular variegation on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’…

31st May

…stamineum Rhododendron stamineum Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ at its best. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ just coming. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The old, gnarled and much damaged Paulownia tomentosa in the…