21st October
…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…
…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…
…growing well at Glendoick Gardens. I cannot find it or remember where I put it. This is Ilex perado subsp. perado (now called perado subsp. azorica) which remained unidentified as…
…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…
…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…
…Stewartia pseudocamellia Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (syn. Tilia monticola) with enormous secondary growth new leaves. Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla The dwarf Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’ with white…
…blue indumentum on the undersides of the huge leaves. Quite the magnolia find of the year! Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla…
…subsp. fansipanensis apparently in the new Hillier’s. Lovely dark purple new growth and look at the bark on the stem. Betula insignis subsp. fansipanensis Betula insignis subsp. fansipanensis Betula insignis…
…we 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…
…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…
…To recap, we have (or had) plants originally labelled M. dilleniifolia subsp. tenuis, M. dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia and M. dilleniifolia subsp. flexuosa. The smaller plants of the latter have died…
…‘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…
…Court there. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata seedling A similar mature seedling of Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta. Rather better than ‘Blood…
…subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Arthur rang and mentioned a camellia near the Top Lodge with ‘double’ flowers on each twig. I find Camellia ‘Desire’ which is…
…An oddity but never likely to be a best seller. Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela 2016 – CHW Magnolia ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ ten days…
…peeling to reveal creamy white bark flushed grey and pink. A little of all the bark forms is shown here. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis…
…from the IDS visit in 2019. Quercus trojana Quercus trojana Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mt Luoji’ is beginning to develop good peeling bark. Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mt Luoji’ Acer…
…what basis was this change made I wonder? Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Some redcurrant berries on Viburnum betulifolium but the pheasants are…
…finally full out but all the Hoheria seem to be having a year off from flowering. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ Unripe seed on Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia…
…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…
…Larder Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis (formerly Betula insignis var. fansipanensis) is developing good greyish-brown bark and the emerging leaves are dark in colour. Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis Betula kweichowensis subsp.…