…honey fungus. The very rare Rhododendron monosematum with its very hairy stems (AC 5978) below the Engine House. Rhododendron monosematum Rhododendron monosematum New growth on Persea thunbergii as good as…

…big leaf replaces last years chloritic leaves from drought starvation.?? Decent new grouth on a big leaf Persea indica (PSWJ2535) has made good growth in its first year after planting….

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…with more progress with the laurel clearing to reveal a very spindly Rhododendron sinogrande which has been largely killed by overhanging laurel. Rhododendron sinogrande Beside it a Persea japonica can…

…‘Donation’ nearly 4 months after we had the first showing on this plant. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ A newly planted Persea indica (BSWJ 12535) looking healthy. Persea indica (BSWJ 12535)…

…tinus ‘Trelease’ Persea japonica with its first fruits. Persea japonica Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ just showing. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’…

…our best young Persea thunbergii appears to be dying. Rot at ground level. Persea thunbergii As we saw last summer rot at the base of our largest surviving Magnolia sprengeri…

…yellow flowers again this year – second flowering. Pittosporum illiciodes f. angustifolium Ditto Ptelia baldwinii. Ptelia baldwinii Persea thunbergii just putting on its red new growth. Attractive reddish new growth…

…in in March. Schefflera rhododendrifolia Schefflera rhododendrifolia Attractive new growth on Schima superba which I have never noticed before. For years, until it flowered, I thought this was Persea japonica…

…greenhouse a few days ago) is from the Lauraceae family. It is an evergreen tree from Sichuan and Yunnan with similarities to the genus Persea. Its flowers are pale green…

…just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ just starting to show at the top of the…