10th October

…Malus ‘Sun Rival’ And we wonder why branches break off on young magnolias! Six pheasants drying off on this small tree. pheasants drying off 2022 – CHW Schima superba just…

24th October

…The schima is still full out and receiving the strong winds. schima Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ is turning a vibrant yellow. Again I have not seen this autumn performance before….

11th November

…couple of minutes. Styrax formosanus var formosanus Seed forming on Schima khasiana which I have never observed before. Not long after flowering really. The seeds are a bit like crab…

21st February

…which looks like it started life as a layer. Rhododendron hookeri Rhododendron hookeri Why is it that our Schima wallichii has only the odd ripe seed while Trewithen’s is plastered?…

8th March

…Gardenia axillaris Hastia 24406 Ilex insignis Ilex oldhamii Lindera megaphylla Michelia floribunda Michelia excelsa Olea excelsa Photinia flavidiflora Quercus acuta 2 Cleistocarpa 2 Cuspidata 2 Glabra 2 Spathulata Schima khasiana…

Visit to Tregrehan – 5th October

Back to 5th October. On Monday a visit to Tregrehan to exchange Schima, Torreya and rhododendron cuttings for cuttings of 15 new camellia species for Caerhays. Most were either wild…

28th September

…arid and inhospitable situations? Embothrium lanceolatum Schima wallichii has no flowers at all this year. It is about 12ft tall. 2019 – CHW Cotoneaster moupinensis covered in juicy dark black…

22nd March

…think that the Kew Schima may be remotiserrata but it will be interesting to see it in flower. [Labelled excelsa]I will definitely get that Eisenhut book, the most up to…

25th October

…as ‘outdoor’ plants 20 years ago. Datura suaveolens Datura suaveolens A tour today with Brian Schrire & Susyn Andrews to have another go at proper identification of our Schima species….