31st May

…the heavy and welcome rainstorms of late which delivered an inch or two of rain. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Walnuts now starting to form from the female flower stalks on Juglans

28th September

…Aesculus chinensis Juglans ailantifolia with a ripening walnut or two. Juglans ailanthifolia 2021 – CHW After an extremely warm, dry and benign ‘Indian’ summer all through September the temperatures have…

2nd May

…do not remember and decent fruits as yet? Crataegus miuvacis Crataegus miuvacis 2022 – CHW Juglans ailanthifolia with a crop of male catkins well behind the new growth which I…

2nd June

…on Juglans ailanthifolia and seed pods are forming quickly. Juglans ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very…

21st April

…Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Reddish-orange twigs and new growth on Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Juglans cinerea with emerging new growth….

11th May

…Araucaria bidwillii Our Acer carpinifolium is a female form. Highly promiscuous so the seed are unlikely to come true. Acer carpinifolium Female flowers now evident on Juglans ailanthifolia. The male…

1st January

…displeasure in the normal way. rhododendrons rhododendrons Juglans ailanthifolia stands out in the sun. Amazing growth rate since planting in 2012. It will be a huge tree one day. Juglans

21st October

…a Juglans species but these are not obvious walnuts. Single seed pods stand erect from the leading twigs here and there but I have never noticed a flower. I must…