3rd January

…yet not quite out on Fatsia polycarpa which was such a great show at this time last year. Fatsia polycarpa Fatsia polycarpa Schefflera pauciflora now has ripe seed at the…

15th July

…will see but it must be eight to ten years old already. Fatsia polycarpa Fatsia polycarpa This is labelled Magnolia aff floribunda var tonkinense and is a Crug wild collected…

16th November

…a little at the top. Watch it for a bit then cut the main stem to ground level. Neolitsea polycarpa Neolitsea polycarpa Pheasants shelter in the lee of another south…

12th March

…the one here but without the spidery leaves of some newer wild collected forms which we saw in Devon nurseries a month ago. Fatsia polycarpa Fatsia polycarpa Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’…

16th August

…Asia to collect on Pittosporum illicioides. Pittosporum illicioides Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata Lindera sericea – side shoot badly damaged by roe deer. Lindera sericea Litsea aff. polycarpa has grown into…

22nd September

…Malus baccata but, when I look it up, the fruits are exactly like this. Most attractive as well. Malus baccata Malus baccata Bischofia polycarpa as grown away well in the…

4th August

…this Idesia polycarpa was a male but there are a very few seeds forming. After the dry summer many trees have jettisoned their seeds to save energy. Idesia polycarpa Eucryphia…

22nd January

…of Fatsia polycarpa around Christmas time. These are not yet fully open but certainly pretty impressive for this time of the year. Fatsia polycarpa 2019 – CHW The oddly bicoloured…

17th January

…no frost yet.Fatsia polycarpa now out. Too big a plant now to photograph easily. Fatsia polycarpa Another Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9075) which I had forgotten about has a very different…

14th February

…the Beast but everything has to be right for opening! Fatsia polycarpa now full out. This really is a very good ornamental plant and, flowering now, rather more exciting than…