…Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Ilex perado subsp perado is covered in nearly ripe berries. No sign of any flowers yet but they will come. Ilex perado subsp perado Ilex perado…

…identity next weekend. Another new species of holly to try here. Ilex colchica in flower Ilex colchica in flower First flowers, and impressive ones, on Crataegus crassicarpa. Crataegus crassicarpa Crataegus…

…to go in the Rookery. Tom Hudson first introduced us to this species which I have acquired from Mark Bulk. Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis 2022 –…

…10 to 12 year old specimen ilex oaks which has gone over in today’s filthy gales and rain. ilex oaks Another ilex oak has been uprooted next door to it….

…staff time or the cost of the digger and Frankie to drive it. across the car park across the car park 2021 – CHW Ilex centrochinensis (or possibly Ilex corallina)…

…Unusual. Now about 8ft tall. Planted 2011. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Also out properly, but rather wind battered, is Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing White’. Magnolia campbellii alba ‘Strybing…

…berries. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Strangely shaped new growth and hairy stems on Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 1450). No flowers or berries yet but plenty of new growth. Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ…

…leaf form some way between Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla and Ilex perado itself. Ilex perado subsp. azorica Ilex perado subsp. azorica Daphniphyllum paxianum (BSWJ 9755) Daphniphyllum paxianum Syringa tomentella flowering…

…years and will soon be a small tree. Ilex opaca Ilex opaca Ilex opaca An elderly Enkianthus chinensis with the full autumn show. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Pruncus…

…fantastic ancient Quercus ilex trunk on the top of a cliff in the teeth of westerly gales. Quercus ilex An equally impressive beech trunk suckering from the base as the…