26th December

…had blown down and appears seedless and un-swollen. Squirrels I fear but they would have been disappointed! Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Plenty of leaf still green on a…

6th June

…Cornus capitata with exceptionally large creamy bracts this year. Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Stewartia rostrata with pink buds just opening. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Dog fence…

7th July

…Cornus hongkongensis Seed cones appear high up on the Magnolia rostrata – giant cucumbers! Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Attractive new growth on a young Rhederodendron macrocarpum. Rhederodendron macrocarpum Rhederodendron macrocarpum…

4th August

…to the drought. Stewartia malacodendron Stewartia malacodendron Rather unspectacular bark on Stewartia rostrata. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Seed heads forming on Stewartia pseudocamellia but many have withered in the drought…

24th January

…at now. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata 2019 – CHW More trees down into the road by Battery Walk after a strong northerly gale and a bit of a rush to…

1st August

…pocket guide to rhododendron species. Rhododendron parishii Seed pods aplenty on Magnolia rostrata but they have not, in recent years, had any ripe seeds in them eventually. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia…

22nd November

…off with nothing in them but this year looks more promising. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata The wild black bees whose home got felled are still very much in evidence in…

23rd October

…turned brown and are splitting open. Stewartia rostrata seed pods Stewartia rostrata seed pods Enkianthus are a similarly gorgeous colour with their unripe as yet green seeds showing out strongly….

28th October

…Stewartia rostrata have dried and split open in the recent warm spell. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The gales took away all the autumn colour on Acer palmatum ‘Osakasuki’ leaving just…

24th June

…form. Magnolia sieboldii I have missed the flowers on Magnolia rostrata this year. Magnolia rostrata Schefflera species Nova (NJM 13.118) with its gigantic new growth. Schefflera species Nova Metapanax davidii…