8th August

…berry already. Sorbus gongashanica Very few fruits on Crataegus schraderiana this year unlike last. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus wattiana with fruits turning colour already. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus aprica still has green…

22nd September

…few tail end flowers out. Eucryphia lucida x cordifolia Sorbus needhami with fruits even though still in pots. Sorbus needhami Sorbus needhami First fruits on a pot grown Malus toringo….

15th September

…tree growing in poor soil. Cornus florida Cornus florida Sorbus pseudobakonyensis fruits on a 10ft tall tree planted six to eight years ago. First time it has fruited outside the…

17th October

…xanthoclada (NJM 11007) covered in juicy black fruits in the Isla Rose. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis subacuminata (FMWJ 1329) with fruits also just turning black. Berberis subacuminata Callicarpa dichotoma…

27th September

…King’ living up to its name. Real crabs! Malus ‘Jelly King’ Sorbus caloneura with just a few fruits. Sorbus caloneura 2021 – CHW A few views of the Tregavarras cliff…

17th August

…much a nursery and not a garden centre. Among the novelties seen were:Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Lemon’ and Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer…

14th June

…not yet fruiting Carpinus rankanensis (there are actually two). Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis Another large Carpinus japonicus again with plenty of fruiting catkins but not as many as…

5th October

…pontica also with fruits for the first time here. Crataegus pontica Crataegus pontica Sorbus wardii with small clusters of 2-5 yellow/ orange fruits. Sorbus wardii Sorbus wardii The first ever…

8th September

…Meliosma dentata Meliosma dentata Meliosma dentata Torreya nucifera covered in fruits which are already ripe and dropping. This young plant has never set seed before and has enjoyed the drought….

15th July

…Circaea lutetiana 2019 – CHW Will Caws brought in a leaf and fruit to Rope Walk today asking what it was. It was a fully ripe fruit of Eriobotrya japonica…