…tubiforme Malus toringo subsp. sargentii as a huge mature rounded bush. Malus toringo subsp. sargentii Malus toringo subsp. sargentii Malus toringo subsp. sargentii The view down beside the walled garden….

…some absolutely wonderful flowers. The typical mollicomata shape which is a bit like a lightbulb as the flowers open. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata Magnolia campbellii subsp.…

…on the peculiarly coloured Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomium but still not full out. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomium Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomium First flower fully out on Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ (yellow) and…

…15 years to see this one! Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (pollen parent) Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (pollen parent)…

…to see if they agree. The old plant still seeds prolifically. Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis Magnolia sieboldii subsp sinensis The newly planted Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’…

…faced earth bank. Another one for the national survey on surviving elms. Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia (or Ulmus carpinifolia var. cornubiensis). Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Ulmus…

…‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ Nearly ripe fruits on Euonymus moupinensis which will soon split open. Euonymus moupinensis Ilex opaca is…

…new growth. Asia should propagate this as it would make an excellent windbreak. Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ…

…a few rogue flowers out early but most buds still intact. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ looking spectacular. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis…

…starting to flower in Kennel Close. Stewartia pseudocamellia Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (syn. Tilia monticola) with enormous secondary growth new leaves. Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla The…

…never actually seen juicy and ripe before now. The tree was laden with fruit. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia I am afraid I have no idea what…

…flexuosa – now Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp flexuosa Meliosma tenuis – now Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp tenuis New Trees (effectively the ninth reference volume of Bean) implies that Meliosma pungens is a…

…seed heads. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ Plenty of bud on the very early flowering Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Even more seed heads on this Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia which grows in…

…Quite the magnolia find of the year! Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei An odd, misshapen flower underneath a Magnolia…

…now know is Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre but flowering had already finished (seven to ten days) and the plants had vanished for another year.Also attached are Colin’s photographs of ‘bugloss’…

…from Nikki Applewhite. Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Acer campbellii subsp. frangipanense (BSWJ 8270) planted in 2010 with wonderful bronzy new growth and…

…last autumn. Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea Holboellia latifolia subsp. chartacea Eucommia ulmoides with elm-like leaves is a Chinese tree used to make rubber. These appear to be flower bracts which…

…subsp. fansipanensis Betula insignis subsp. fansipanensis Betula insignis subsp. fansipanensis In the shade the few Stewartia rostrata flowers this year are pure white. More pink in the sun. Stewartia rostrata…

…aspera subsp. strigosa (BSWJ 15152) Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa (BSWJ 15152) 2022 – CHW Prize giving at the annual GWCT Clay Shoot in the back yard. annual GWCT Clay Shoot…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ Ilex perado subsp perado is covered in nearly ripe berries. No sign of any flowers yet but they will come. Ilex perado subsp perado Ilex perado subsp perado…