10th April

…bartramiana Amelanchier bartramiana Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) still not quite fully out as you can see. Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ Taiwania cryptomerioides has finally developed an upright leading shoot of its own…

28th November

‘Matsumae-Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Ukon’ Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Matsumae Fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Crataegus x lavalleei ‘Carrierei’ Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn…

26th November

…proper stake to get them going. Taiwania cryptomeroides Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ syn. ‘Fragrant Cloud’ not quite at its best as yet. Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ When Sorbus ullungdoensis arrived from Crûg it was…

18th April

…Dream’ has small rounded reddish flowers. Different but nothing outstanding. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Deep Purple Dream’ Prunus matsumae ‘Hanaguruma’ was given to us by Harvey Stephens of the Savill…

25th April

matsumae ‘Daikoku’ is one we have not captured properly in flower before. As expected very good! Prunus matsumae ‘Daikoku’ Sorbus vilmorinii just breaking into leaf. Sorbus vilmorinii Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Coral…

21st August

…autumn planted Matsumae cherries below White Styles are all fine as are the Cotoneaster and Sasanqua camellia collections here. Two deaths in the Amelachier collection but 16 survive. Amelanchier were…

10th May

…Haddington’ Prunus jo-nioi planted alongside in 2006 has made a splendid tree at the entrance to the garden. Is this a matsumae variety? No idea but it came from Thornhayes…

15th May

…as a batch of new cherries from Hillier’s when they still did mail order. It is quite nice with a much smaller flower than the matsumae forms at Windsor seen…

10th March

…into flower on the drive. The third or fourth time it has performed. Magnolia (Michelia) macclureii Rhododendron moupinense now out. Rhododendron moupinense Three more yellow magnolias (and 10 Matsumae cherries)…

7th December

…Prunus ‘Shizuka’ (‘Fragrant Cloud’) – one of the new Matsumae cherries – has excellent late autumn colour despite growing in an exposed position. Another plus for this exciting new range…