15th June

…deliberately closely planted trio of Betula albosinensis ‘China Rose’ (in the Isla Rose planting) due to the recent drought and last summer’s. Betula albosinensis ‘China Rose’ Pterocarya tonkinensis has moved…

3rd September

…Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Betula albosinensis ‘China Rose’ had some serious regrowth from below the graft which I also cut out today and you can see piled beside the young…

6th July

…Cornus augustata ‘Empress of China’ has really perked up after repotting. Cornus augustata ‘Empress of China’ Surprising to see an old beech tree felled last year reshooting vigorously from the…

Tom Hudson – Camellia cuspidata saga!

…the Flora of China the Tregrehan plant would be cuspidata var cuspidata and the Trewithen plants cuspidata var grandiflora. Presuming that the 2 Trewithen plants are species and not cuspidata…

23rd June

…its flowers are like. From China and Korea. Campylotropis macrocarpa 2020 – CHW A trip to inspect one of the new plantings undertaken last autumn.Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia with erect…

19th March

…90 years here but there we are. Were they collected and named in China from different areas incorrectly to start with? Did the other seedlings of other species really all…

23rd December

…(Podocarpus nagi) which I once imported from China but failed to then grow on. Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) A splendid show of rhododendron species seedlings now…

8th July

…covered with strings of winged seeds. Acer morrisonense Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ with its bark pealing nicely. 2014 planted. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Huge leaves on…

13th March

…but, when I look in the reference book (Magnolias of China 2002), it actually looks more like Michelia champaca than M floribunda in the flower photos. The leaves pictured are…