9th April

…watched the IDS lecture on this Acer, and its rarity today in the wild due to the building of new dams, I rather hope so. Acer pentaphyllum Acer pentaphyllum Rhododendron…

12th November

…– CHW Autumn colour in Kennel Close. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer takesimense at its best with yellow and red in each leaf. Acer takesimense Acer

16th November

…yellow. This is a ‘must have’ acer for autumn colour. Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ 2017 – CHW Only one seed pod on…

19th November

Acer palmatum ‘Chisio’ First few flowers out on Rhododendron nobleanum. Still rather pale as last year. Rhododendron nobleanum Acer campestre and Rhododendron schlippenbachii showing off together. Acer campestre The unnamed…

13th January

…Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Mahonia x…

26th September

…time of the year. Sadly it has revealed a few deads smothered in grass. newly planted trees Acers starting to show autumn colour above the greenhouse. Acers Acers Pinkish and…

30th August

…a small tree in only 4 years. Pterostyrax levellei Acer macrophyllum with enormous, largely 3 lobed leaves on its successful, new growth. Acer macrophyllum Acer macrophyllum One large seed head…

17th September

…newer growth and a fine snake bark stem developing on Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’. Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Odd shaped seed pods on Magnolia kobus ‘Octopus’…

20th September

Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ looking very fine in the late afternoon sun. The first of the snake bark maples to turn colour properly here this year. Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Acer rufinerve…

13th November

…on the drive which had blown over. Berberis insigne Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ still splendid at Red Linney. Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Stachyurus praecox has very different colouring to…