…‘Midwinter Fire’ Roses trained up a metal Harrod Horticultural support. Roses trained up Quercus alnifolia with some leaves intact. Quercus alnifolia Quercus alnifolia Quercus alnifolia Pieris very fine. Pieris Betula…

…believe this is Quercus affinis although I thought it was Quercus castanifolia when looking at the spiny acorns cups last autumn. Quercus affinis This is labelled Quercus monimotricha (90-0250) but…

…parvifolia with its first berries. Photinia parvifolia Schinus molle growing on well. Schinus molle Quercus franchetii with secondary new growth and an interesting trunk. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii…

…Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica The rare Quercus hypoxantha with new leaves and catkin flowers. A gift from Thomas Methuen-Campbell. Quercus hypoxantha Quercus hypoxantha Aesculus glabra now just out. Few flowers…

…Planted 2009. Quercus morii Quercus stenophylloides also has interesting bark. 2008 planted and evergreen. Quercus stenophylloides Quercus stenophylloides Quercus stenophylloides This appears to be Lithocarpus corneus (CMBS 640-2003-1122) and also…

…cones still standing. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Good splitting bark on Quercus frainetto planted in 2010. Quercus frainetto Smooth bark on a similarly aged Quercus palustris. Quercus palustris A young…

…the new leaves is good too. This is one of a few of the newer evergreen oaks which we all should be growing. Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia Quercus crassifolia Quercus…

…stemmed which I assume is normal? This species is not listed in ‘New Trees’. Quercus greggii Quercus greggii Quercus greggii Yet another Disanthus cercidifolius dead two years on from planting….

…even better than a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia…

…this huge tree. We have only very occasionally found any acorns though. Quercus cleistocarpa Quercus cleistocarpa Quercus cleistocarpa Quercus cleistocarpa The trunk on Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ seems to be dead…