…Rhododendron decorum at its best. Rhododendron decorum Styrax wilsonii now properly out with bees in attendance. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus is not quite out yet beside it. Styrax americanus Fagus…

…species seen in a few days. Carya cordiformis Ilex cerasifolia from Brazil which has survived the winter and now with red new growth. Ilex cerasifolia Ilex cerasifolia I have stated…

…japonica just coming out. A real show to come. Sorbus japonica x Sorbopyrus auricularis (Pyrus communis x Sorbus aria) flowering here for the first time. A peculiar mix but both…

…Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’. Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’ Malus baccata. Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus ‘Rudolph’. Malus ‘Rudolph’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x…

…tree matures. Quercus semecarpifolia The leaves of Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ are stunning now. Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’ with…

…now flowering well on its drooping branches. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ looking superb too. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Betula…

…Garden. Burncoose then found two more smaller ones and these have gone up to the now cleared top pond as seen here. (Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma). Salix x sepulcralis…

…few pictures of the tree, its odd trunk and its purple twigs. Previously called Ilex centrochinensis. Ilex corallina Ilex corallina Ilex corallina 18 new (to us) species of Viburnum from…

…Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ a bit battered. Camellia japonica ‘Alba Simplex’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ above OHN looking superb. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’…

…Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ nicely out in flower. Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ likewise. Mahonia x media ‘Charity’…

…only now flowering. Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Camellia x williamsii…

…Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Koreana Group’ with remarkable colouring. Much better than S. pseudocamellia. Stewartia pseudocamellia ‘Koreana Group’ Seed catkin clusters on Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Sorbus hupehensis covered in…

…two elderly ilex above the Crinodendron Hedge are also probably Ilex dipyrena. The confusion has come in part from the identification of the ilex above the greenhouse previously as Ilex…

…it on Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x Magnolia soulangeana ‘Pickards Sundew’. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x Magnolia soulangeana ‘Pickards Sundew’ A strange leaf structure to the old leaves on Berberis…

…fruits we have ever seen on x Crataemespilus grandiflora. Arching branches. x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora A female plant of Cephalotaxus fortunei is covered in seeds….

…weeping form where one struggles to see the flowers. Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ must be nearly 30 feet tall now. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ is…

…purple when you look closely. Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Cercidophyllum ‘Red Fox’ Styrax serrulatus nearly out. Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Magnolia virginiana has the odd flower in bud,…

…has died at Caerhays and, more recently, at Burncoose. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ We saw Helwingia chinensis as a fully deciduous 4-5 foot tall rounded shrub…

…for a proper foray into the start of the magnolia season. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ now nicely out on the castle wall. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ A big…

…Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ just into flower – later than usual? Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Flower buds aplenty on Magnolia ernestii. Magnolia ernestii Flower tassels forming on…