10th July

…25ft in front of Washingtonia robusta. Agave americana Several Fucraea longaeva with 20ft tall flowers fully out. Fucraea longaeva Fucraea longaeva Yucca rigida in flower. Yucca rigida At the entrance…

29th October

…days. Acer takesimense Acer takesimense Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ is now 20ft+ tall but the leaf is being blown away before it can begin to colour up properly as it…

12th July

…Gold’ are providing a (planned) shelter hedge to other more tender plants above the greenhouse. They are now nearly 20ft tall and will soon have to go. A great contrast…

11th August

…away in a big pot outside. It used to grow up to 20ft each year in the Burncoose conservatory before dying down to the ground level in winter. Bomarea caldassii…

4th February

…same place; flowers are really quite elongated and a very dark pink. Many hang down from the plant which is now about 20ft high. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ Camellia…

26th August

…can see. Planted 2010. Quercus suber Quercus suber Pterocarya x rehderiana ‘Fern Leaf’ (now Pterocarya stenoptera ‘Fern Leaf’ according to the latest Hillier’s) is now 20ft tall and making good…

4th July

…tree is 20ft plus tall and every twig has a cluster of lobster claw flowers. Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Ligustrum confusum is a record tree. Rather…

29th March

…about 15 years ago they are now all nearly 20ft tall. Michelia platypetala PM is a meeting with the Environment Agency at Penvergate to view the £20k’s worth (their cost)…

18th February

…of a 20ft tall self-sown Abies grandis. A branch high up had snapped in the wind and hence this sap deluge. I have seen this before in moderation from sawn…