…or summer magnolias to confirm that the garden is ‘over’! Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana now full out after its wind battering last week. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia…

…odd cross is growing away well. I don’t see much M. siedoldii here? Magnolia sieboldii x (Manglietia) yunnanensis Magnolia sieboldii x (Manglietia) yunnanensis Much to my surprise there is some…

…I had thought earlier. The honey fungus growths from its roots are now abundantly obvious. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Attractive fungal growths from the base of an oak tree nearby….

…armatum Xanthoxylum armatum Xanthoxylum armatum Ripe seed shedding already on Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Eucryphia moorii fell over in the 1990 hurricane but is now multi stemmed and 20ft in…

…Helleborus x sahinii ‘Winterbells’. Helleborus x sahinii ‘Winterbells’ Secondary flowers and ripe seed heads on Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii The Eucryphias at Burncoose seem later into flower than…

…cover the rest of the bush. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii This was once a Nothofagus antarctica but it has been smothered by alder growth so that the Nothofagus is just…

…seedpods. Magnolia sargentiana robusta Acer henryi with autumn colours in August. Worrying! Acer henryi Magnolia sieboldii with fat, plump, ripening seeds and scorched leaves. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Syringa x…

…at about 12-15 feet on a straight single stem. Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9375) Magnolia sieboldii ‘Genesis’ x Magnolia virginiana nearly out. Loads of buds. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Genesis’ x Magnolia virginiana…

…of flower on Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana and the scent is overpowering! Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana A flower out already (weeks early) high…

…It is doing well. Very rare. Enkianthus deflexus Enkianthus deflexus A side glance at Enkianthus deflexus now full out and with less of a purple tinge. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii…

…Alniphyllum aff. eberhardii Alniphyllum aff. eberhardii Castanopsis sieboldii has also made good new growth despite the dry weather. Castanopsis sieboldii Castanopsis sieboldii A young Quercus uvarifolius has suffered in the…

…macrophylla A decent Magnolia sieboldii in full flower. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia tripelata with a few flowers. I had forgotten this one. Magnolia tripelata Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ with bladders….

…seedlings) and the nursery has had a few plants for sale since circa 2016/7. This certainly is an evergreen species with us as you can see. Castanopsis sieboldii Castanopsis sieboldii…

…Renge’ out in flower already. A month early at least. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishico Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishico Renge’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ looking fantastic against the blue sky. 40-50ft tall now…

…the sun. Primula sieboldii Primula sieboldii Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ as a good established clump. Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ Erythronium ‘Pagoda’ A massive trunk on a mature Acer davidii. Acer davidii Primula denticulata just…

…the twigs to complete. Fallen Turkey oak It narrowly missed a large Magnolia sieboldii on the other side of the drive but skimmed an Azalea ‘Amoena’. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia ‘Charles…

…Viburnum sieboldii. Viburnum sieboldii The best thing today was Callicarpa shirasawana. These got missed from the Isla Rose planting but are big plants absolutely laden with mauve-purplish berries. A better…

…Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Range’ seedling. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Range’ Odd seed on the later flowering magnolias. There is not much seed around on the magnolias at all this season after…

…Ferns. two daughters Ripe seed already on Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ turning yellow already. Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ 2022 – CHW I am noticing every day what a…

…up from the two Magnolia x veitchii for Asia to collect now. Magnolia wilsonii The nearby young Magnolia sieboldii seeds are not yet ripe although the two plants flowered at…