…to photograph last Saturday. Acer erianthum Magnolia sinensis in bud, flower, and as a whole, ancient tree. Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchettii with its bronzy…

…features including the seeds and eventual bark. In some respects it looks correct (eg five petals). Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia monodelpha has pinkish buds and a hint…

…sinensis as a fact rather than as a handed down name from the past. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis 2003 – FJW Rain came after warm (not hot) dry spell. 1989…

…(as we used to call elm seed as children) seed on Dipteronia sinensis. Dipteronia sinensis Hoheria sextylosa nicely in flower below Donkey Shoe. Hoheria sextylosa Hedychium coronarium just out into…

…turned colour now. What an impressive tree this is. Oxydendrum arboreum Nyssa sinensis with two stages of autumn colour showing. Nyssa sinensis Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ has a good…

…Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ A major surprise to find a dozen or so flowers out in October high up on an original Camellia x williamsii ‘St…

…Griselinia ruscifolia Griselinia ruscifolia Camellia sasanqua ‘Maiden’s Blush’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Maiden’s Blush’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Maiden’s Blush’ Camellia sinensis in flower at Burncoose. Camellia sinensis Tecoma capensis ‘Tropical Twist’ in flower…

…‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ 2017 – CHW Only one seed pod on Stewartia sinensis and poor autumn colour or I have missed it? Stewartia sinensis A young…

…cross between sycopsis and parrotia. Both are excellent for early spring colour as an alternative to hammamellis. Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis I have never seen Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy…

…We must propagate this even if it is a conservatory plant really. Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis Berries still on Ilex dipyrena which is today labelled a Cornish record…

…and the bark is just starting to peel nicely. Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis Betula utilis ssp. albosinensis Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba…

…evergreen Sycopsis sinensis full out. It really is different to x Sycoparrotia semidecidua which is still in bud with larger black buds. Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just…

…Corylopsis sinensis Corylopsis sinensis Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ flowering properly for the first time 4 years on from planting. Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ Camellia reticulata ‘Larry…

…which I have seldom seen before but most of the pink flowers have been battered by the rain. Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Another ghastly looking big leaf rhododendron on the…

…has been superseded by better and is ignored a bit today. Another one to layer for the future. Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ with its dark new…

…var subcordata The first time I have seen Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ in flower. A cross between Magnolia wilsonii and Magnolia sinensis but showing, in its anthers at least, more wilsonii…

…sieboldii ssp. sinensis which is not as large or well coloured as our original M. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii ssp. sinensis Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with a single flower (M. tripetala x…

…Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Michiko Renge’ Magnolia sieboldii sinensis also out beside it. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ bashed up by wind and rain but some flower…

…USA. They look a bit like Carpinus so plenty of fun in the future working out which is which. Nice bark already on this one. Celtis sinensis Celtis sinensis The…

…Malus trilobata Malus trilobata Viburnum orientale in flower. Viburnum orientale Prinsepia sinensis with a rather distinct leaf formation. We have one other species of Prinsepia. Prinsepia sinensis Prinsepia sinensis Viburnum…