…Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ with a good crop of berries. Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ Taxus baccata ‘Standishii’ Carpinus laxiflora is covered in seed tassels and is now a sizable tree. Carpinus laxiflora…

…in New Trees. Not listed as evergreen but Tom Hudson has had it in full leaf at Tregrehan in December. Carpinus kawakamii Carpinus kawakamii Carpinus kawakamii Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’…

…TOP 5 of species. Autumn colour. Sorbus japonica Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis – flowers 3ft long when we get them. Carpinus fangiana – 28-30cms catkins Carpinus omeiensis – spreading shrub…

…already shed. Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus kawakamii proving it is an evergreen tree here. Carpinus kawakamii A good clump of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Rogers Quarry showing up well today. Camellia…

…‘Red Damask’ Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’ Carpinus polyneura with reddish secondary new growth. Carpinus polyneura Carpinus orientalis with plenty too but not so attractive. Carpinus orientalis Tetradium aff. fraxinifolia had looked…

…13122) with its newer leaves already a stand out, reddish-purple. Nyssa sinensis Carpinus omeiensis omiense (Roundabarrow) with reddish, secondary new growth. Carpinus omeiensis omiense Carpinus polyneura doing the same. Carpinus…

…our Carpinus species are starting to produce flower catkins. Here Carpinus tschonoskii. Quite a show! Also for the first time on Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Well before the leaves appear….

…disappointing (as yet) here. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Now a puzzle! This is Cladrastis sinensis which is listed in Hilliers but the…

…kobus ‘Octopus’ Magnolia kobus ‘Octopus’ Carpinus japonica – first ever ‘catkins’ on this 10 year old tree which had good autumn colour featured on this blog last year. Carpinus japonica…

…Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) a year after planting. Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) Carpinus shensiensis. Carpinus shensiensis Podocarpus parlatorei with late secondary new growth. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus lambertii far less vigorous….