…Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Nicoline’ with a well-formed quince. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Nicoline’ The new rhododendron seed house full to capacity. new rhododendron seed house new rhododendron…

…it in late December and here it is in flower again already. fuchsia First flowers out on Paeonia delavayi. Paeonia delavayi Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ by the front door. Syringa microphylla…

…wonderful. Magnolia kobus very very good. 1928 – JCW Davidsoniana, Calophytums, Augustinii and Augustinii hybrids very good. Mag alba superba is very striking though only lately planted. Camellia reticulata at…

…at Trewithen. Huge clusters of flower buds. I have to say that the high up flowers and flower clusters on Schima superba (see two days back) look much the same…

…Tom Hudson. I thought Schima liukuiensis was not in any reference book that I have but, in the small print, I see it is now called Schima superba although the…

…x auklandii is very nice. Neriflorums are very good. Auklandii buds far on. Mag halleana is fully out. Mag alba ‘Superba’ and speciosa both open. 1917 – JCW P D…

…good. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ nearly over. Why is this soulangeana so early?An excellent Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ just coming out. The best by far as regards colour of the three which…

…to be taking a year off from flowering. I can locate no buds at all although Schima superba is now just showing colour at the top of the tree. Schima…

…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…

…cleistocarpa, 4 from Stellata, Alba superba and Liliiflora yet to be picked. 1923 – JCW The wild clematis (Old Mans Beard) on the silver firs is our best thing now….