…aff. henryi (BSWJ 11782) has made good growth too. Rhodoleia aff. henryi A nice young plant of Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ with a nearly intact flower. Several of these ‘Winter’s…

…plants out and some not. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Seedheads forming on a youngish Meliosma veitchiorum for the first time. Meliosma veitchiorum Illicium henryi in full flower but hidden away. Masses…

…Acer henryi in the sun. Acer henryi The very last flower on Rhododendron decorum. Rhododendron decorum 2019 – CHW First and only flower ever on Sizygium smithii which was planted…

…Quercus lineata Quercus utilis from Vietnam. A really good tree. Quercus utilis Quercus utilis Quercus utilis Quercus utilis Quercus semiserrata. Quercus semiserrata Quercus semiserrata Lithocarpus henryi – Tom’s own collection…

…tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum. Nicely pink in bud opening lighter. Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum Inflorescences on Acer henryi. Acer henryi The true Enkianthus cernuus rubens with its anther…

…the drive was a particularly dark form, far pinker (albeit in full sun) than the Caerhays originals. Rhododendron leptothrium Illicium henryi was doing well at the garden entrance. We had…

…CHW The dead Lithocarpus henryi has now been felled and logged. The sad demise from old age of an original, rare and perhaps record tree which was in its prime…

…or its rarity. As unusual as an Emmenopterys henryi flowering in the UK (only three ever have at Borde Hill, Kew and Wakehurst and our 110 year old tree never…

…L. dealbatus L. henryi 2020 – CHW This is what the fallen tree mess looked like at the Green Gate yesterday. fallen tree A bit of a tidy up in…

…– JCW Just two cyclamen and one lapageria, some roses good in particular P Gontier, Princep, de Lagan, M Horte etc etc. Go north tomorrow. Lonicera henryi not open yet….