23rd April

…here once. It is quite similar to Quercus acuta or Quercus glabra in some respects and is one we ought to propagate. Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi Lithocarpus henryi The Caerhays…

23rd May

…confirms the much debated Lithocarpus nearby as Lithocarpus edulis (not Lithocarpus glabra). However it is quite dissimilar to the L. edulis at Rosemoor. Susyn brought samples with her of Ilex…

23rd June

…is one of the lesser known sumach species with flowerheads that are not conical and upright as they are in Rhus typhina and Rhus glabra. Nor are they the same…

28th June

…early. Hydrangea quercifolia Cornus capitata is an equally good show today also above the greenhouse. Cornus capitata Photinia glabra (?) has a few flowers. Confirming the identity of this one…

23rd January

…Viburnum fragrans, Magnolia salicifolia, Quercus spicata, Quercus glabra, Farrers Oak, Nothofagus dombeyi, Betula albo sinensis of Wilson, one cherry not the true Pilosiuscula. 1922 – JCW In advance of 1918….

19th August

…today: Liriope muscari Liriope muscari Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ Sedum ‘Red Cauli’ Sedum ‘Red Cauli’ Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa tashkentensis Tibouchina orangensis with splendidly huge flowers. Tibouchina orangensis Cercis glabra has…