…bockii (alpine willow) – a new species to me. Easily mistaken for a podocarpus with its tiny leaves. Chinese and grows to 8ft. Salix bockii Salix bockii Salix bockii Agapanthus…

…kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ I make no apologies for more pictures of Jaimie’s new magnolia cross a day or two further…

…‘Golden Sunshine’ one year on from planting and 4ft already. This will be a new entry for the 2020 Burncoose website. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

…gales. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande This is the new growth and flowers on Salix moupinensis. It looks very similar to what we saw on Salix fargesii a fortnight ago but…

…pink new growth. Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Salix magnifica also with its first flower here. Salix magnifica At last, the east wind has gone. A session with Asia to pin…

…where we have previously lost several rhododendrons. Not dissimilar to Salix fargesii? Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis A huge yellow flowering callistemon by the Hothead. We saw a white one at…

…flower catkins on Salix fargesii which seems to have been stimulated into action by Asia taking cuttings fairly recently as you can see. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ with…

…quick growing and attractive shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Cedrus brevifolia with lots of new growth which has shorter and sparser needles than the more mature growth. Cedrus brevifolia Cedrus…

…clearly a rounded shrub not a tree. It will be interesting to see how it shapes up for any autumn colour. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Sorbus japonica from Crug Farm…

…point. What a spectacular bush this is at this time of the year. Salix gracilistyla ’Mt. Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ’Mt. Aso’ The sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is now…