…for planting last week in Giddle Orchard. rather wonky Sorbus rather wonky Sorbus 2023 – CHW First flowers out on Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’ by the front door. Camellia japonica ‘Sodekakushi’…

…Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta Good autumn colour on Rhododendron mucronulatum. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum 2017 – CHW Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ now has many ripe red berries. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus…

…a decent shrub. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus A top grafted Sorbus reducta with fruits forming. Sorbus reducta Sorbus reducta Lots of seeds have set on an old Rhododendron schlippenbachii above…

…swollen seed heads on Stewartia rostrata. Stewartia rostrata A few secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Winsome’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ already starting to show up well. Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Flowers…

…Sorbus meliosmifolia. The leaves are similar to Meliosma. Sorbus meliosmifolia Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ with ripening seed pods. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Erethia thyrsiflora has started root suckering and has good secondary…

…Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Carpinus betulus with seed heads forming nearby. A good crop. Carpinus betulus Carpinus betulus Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ at its absolute best. Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’…

…but is reshooting well and suckering from the base. Attractive leaves too. Burncoose has nice plants of this native species. Sorbus torminalis Sorbus torminalis Sorbus torminalis Sorbus torminalis The original…

…Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ – a few late flowers. Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ Sorbus thompsonii with attractive silvery-purple new leaves – planted 2010. Sorbus thompsonii Sorbus thompsonii Tilia miqueliana (the…

…Attractive. They will become huge (one meter long). Juglans ailanthifolia Sorbus alnifolia in flower. We saw the first berries last autumn. Sorbus alnifolia Sorbus alnifolia The best find of the…

…Close and has oddly veined yellowish new growth. I cannot immediately find this in any reference books. Acer tsinlingense Acer tsinlingense Sorbus coloneura with young growth and flowers. Sorbus coloneura…

…of formal yew hedging. Yew berries An early morning view over the Vale of Belvoir towards Grantham. view 2023 – CHW The 2014 planted Sorbus prattii is again loaded with…

…to the frames for more TLC. An entirely new species to us and the Sorbus collection here. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Sorbus zahlbruckneri Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ looking good at the…

…collecting too. Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Carpinus japonica still holds some leaves which have rolled up into spirals. From a distance they look like catkins. An attractive feature….

…of lower branches Trimming of lower branches Trimming of lower branches Regrowth from below the graft on the base of a Sorbus removed yet again during the trimming. Sorbus 2018…

…birds. Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Propping up a leaning Sorbus tainschanica. Sorbus tainschanica Camellia ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia ‘Setsugekka’ Enormous quantities of seeds on Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’. Styrax japonicus…

…has been to encourage new basal shoots which we will need to remove to send the sap back up to the crown of the tree. Sorbus ullungdoensis Sorbus ullungdoensis Sorbus…

…colour. I collect a few for Asia to grow. A wonderful plant which Burncoose now stocks. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ with…

…spotting on them as you can see here when they are fully ripe. Quite a show today on this rare species which was planted in 2010. Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica…

…after this peculiar summer. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ Sorbus commixta var. sachalinensis heavily laden with fruit. The largest crop so far on this 13 year old tree. Sorbus…

…growth here and there on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Not too many fruits this year on the shrubby Sorbus eleonorae. They do not turn brownish and ripe for several months…