7th September

…have over 75 in all. Acer henryi Acer henryi 1997 – FJW Harvest in. 1990 – FJW Slavery to Fax began – weather cool, windy but little rain. 1967 –…

15th March

…Hamamelis. Sinowilsonia henryi Sinowilsonia henryi First full out leaves on a sycamore. sycamore Our first ever flower here on a young Melliodendron xylocarpum. We have planted about half a dozen…

11th October

…the top. Acer henryi Acer henryi Meanwhile Tetracentron sinense, with its odd leave structure, is not. Tetracentron sinense Tetracentron sinense Eriobotrya deflexa still has its wonderful reddish-bronze new growth. Eriobotrya…

23rd March

…Quercus nigra ‘Beethoven’ Lithocarpus henryi was especially fine. Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi Wood anemone just appearing. Wood anemone Quercus dentata – supposedly a record tree but I wonder? Some old…

24th April

…and trunk to the Rosemoor plant but rather different leaves. Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi Quercus pontica – an elderly tree with several main stems. Quercus pontica Sorbus scalaris with leaves…

26th August

…Wars’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ A fallen branch from Magnolia sargentiana robusta with ripe seeds now popping out of the seedpods. Magnolia sargentiana robusta Acer henryi with autumn colours in August….

26th September

…over lower down. Eucryphia moorei Eucryphia moorei Acer henryi has now gone red all over in under a week. Acer henryi Arundinaria vagans can be a nuisance and grow to…

3rd September

…fruits will be very late! Rubus ichangensis Seed heads on Magnolia cylindrica – not a common occurrence here. Magnolia cylindrica Autumn tints on Acer henryi. Acer henryi Most of the…

2nd September

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ First purplish autumn tinges on the record Acer henryi on the Main Ride. Acer henryi Secondary flowers on Rhododendron impeditum ‘JC Williams’ just below the acer. Rhododendron…

20th November

…two original Acer henryi. Acer henryi The castle with some autumn colour behind it on an overcast day. autumn colour You can just make out Liriodendron chinense at 10 o’clock…