…leaf form in the old Orchid House Nursery bed. Rhododendron makinoi Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20583) which I do not remember flowering before. Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20583) Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20583)…

…rain. A search for new things today. Carya cordiformis coming into leaf. A very distinctive new leaf and habit and this is the second species seen in a few days….

…casualties drought casualties drought casualties drought casualties Even the Gunnera manicata beds are suffering here and there. Gunnera manicata Dieback, leaf drop, and death in young magnolias. The plants put…

…flower here is Rhodoleia henryi which is the right hand leaf. The left hand leaf is Rhodoleia championii from China which even though is about 20 or more years old…

…the leaf I wonder if it is true to name? Lithocarpus glabrata Lithocarpus glabrata Pittosporum adaphniphylloides in full flower with seeds forming. It is becoming a decent small tree and…

…young and older magnolias which were out there. We do not have any of the new sweet chestnut disease but a few older sweet chestnuts may have minor Phytophthora ramorum…

…‘Caerhays Belle’ is still in full leaf while oak, ash, sycamore, chestnut and beech have long shed. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Over the course of the autumn Karol has assembled a…

…intact and unfrosted. Rhododendron leucaspis The big leafed rhodos with their leaves turned over in the gale. big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos Pseudopanax ferox at 12-14ft….

…to us planted in 2019 in Tin Garden – here Exochorda tianschuanica. Exochorda tianschuanica Carpinus ‘Lost Label’ (!) just in leaf. Need to resolve this when the leaf is fully…

…scots pine Acer tsinglingense early into leaf with an initial bronzy leaf form. Acer tsinglingense Acer tsinglingense Still, despite the east winds, huge decent flowers on Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’….