…is putting on a fine show but has oddly drooping branches. Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis An interesting colour combination of Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ and Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’. Hydrangea…

…to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea (oaks, lithocarpus, castanopsis and fagus) with Tom and Thomas Methuen-Campbell from Penrice Castle who are both far more expert on oaks than I am. Quercus…

…a fortnight by the garden borehole. Somehow the pink ‘Polar Bear’ does not look right! I can take ‘white’ brown bears but not pink white ones! A 2003 planted Fagus…

…powellii Clearance and cutting back of camellias around potentially veteran trees (one day) under the Foresty Commission WD2 grant scheme. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ and Quercus dentata ‘Carl Ferris Miller’…

Return to 24th July CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 The highlights of the trip to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea (oaks, lithocarpus, castanopsis and fagus) with Tom…