7th October

…good red tints. Acer pseudosieboldianum Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ turning nicely. Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ Acer takesimense with the seed heads turning as well. Acer takesimense Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ with a…

27th October

…it’ by Asia. rhododendron cuttings rhododendron cuttings 2019 – CHW Ripe seed forming on Crabiodendron yunnanense. Crabiodendron yunnanense Acer takesimense showing good autumn colour. Acer takesimense Acer takesimense Cornus florida

12th August

…Torreya taxifolia is a rare species from Florida/Georgia. No fruits at all this year or last but it is growing well. Torreya taxifolia Torreya taxifolia Torreya nucifera has a few…

15th June

…and Amelanchier florida earlier this year hoping that their fruits might turn out to be different as I could see little difference in their flowers. A. florida has slightly more…

10th September

…autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early September and quite a sight today….

24th August

…Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Duranta erecta from Florida to Brazil is clearly a greenhouse plant which forms a bushy shrub or small tree. The yellow fruits look good too…

15th May

…young leaves. Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ Crataegus aestivales – the eastern Mayhaw, from Alabama, Florida and Virginia making a decent tree. Crataegus aestivales Crataegus aestivales Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla was a…

14th June

…of named kousa and florida clones. Far more than you ever see offered for sale in specialist Dutch nurseries. There will be plenty more cornus out soon! Cornus kousa ‘Milky…

3rd March

…simonii to me in flower. Illicium macranthum Asia’s propagation of Illicium floridanum (Florida anise) at Donkey Shoe also has a single flower. It normally flowers much later but I have…