…two years on from planting is clearly thriving and fully evergreen. Large lindera-like leaves. Lindera tonkinensis Lindera tonkinensis First primroses creeping out all over the garden. First primroses Last summer’s…

…13123) is another quick grower with very attractive foliage. Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) Litsea from Taiwan (perhaps a Neolitsea?) from Nick Lock Litsea from Taiwan In…

…species to us. Lindera tonkinensis Lindera tonkinensis Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ (2016 planted also) has one bud at the apex of the young tree. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Oemleria cerasiformis…

…I must send the pictures to Tom Hudson for a further opinion. Very nice indeed though. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just coming…

…to us. Seems very vigorous. Pterocarya tonkinensis Pterocarya tonkinensis A good bit of tree pruning on a young beech tree to let in more light to the adjacent clump of…

…‘Christmas Daffodil’ Michelia (as I still insist it is) floribunda var. tonkinensis with its very first two flowers! We have tried this more than once but now succeeded in a…

…Styrax tonkinensis has, however, joined the dodo. I fear this new species may be too tender for us to grow even in Cornwall. Not the first of these to die…

…eleonorae Interesting bark on Styrax tonkinensis (WWJ 11868). Styrax tonkinensis (WWJ 11868) Cressy had never seen the enormous and impressive flower tassels on Carpinus fangiana. Quite the best Carpinus species…

…morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis The newly planted Euonymus tonkinensis with no flower as yet. Euonymus tonkinensis 2018 – CHW Preparing for my styrax lecture tomorrow with a quick trip around. Most…

…as being just out today above the Main Quarry. Impossible to photograph as yet. 2020 – CHW Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinensis with its first flowers out at about 12-15ft tall….