…‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Rhododendron oldhamii is a sparse flowerer but the new growth shoots are attractive in themselves. Very ‘furry’ leaves too. Rhododendron oldhamii The Euphorbia mellifera outside the library…

…likely to be the first Aesculus into flower this year. Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ outside the front door just opening. Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Rhododendron oldhamii flowers sparsely…

…remained untouched ever since. Azalea ‘Annabella’ Azalea ‘Annabella’ The ash tree has been felled without it hitting the treasured Meliosma oldhamii. ash tree Rhododendron ‘Silberwolke’ – a very different colour…

…to Garden Book page) Evergreens for the Dinner March 1929 Gardenia axillaris Hastia 24406 Ilex insignis Ilex oldhamii Lindera megaphylla Michelia floribunda Michelia excelsa Olea excelsa Photinia flavidiflora Quercus acuta…

…Our Meliosma oldhamii does not have bark like this but it did set seed last year. Meliosma simplicifolia subsp. rigida Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala just coming out. Magnolia maudiae platypetala…

…Rhododendron oldhamii – nice hairy foliage Rhododendron neeriflorum – – used to be a huge clump of this which flowered much earlier than these new plants which are still only…

…Huge leaves and flowers very like those of Meliosma oldhamii. Meliosma myriantha aff. Lindera glauca with seed forming. Lindera glauca Lindera glauca Litsea dilleniifolia with flowers. A brute of a…

…growing and spreading small shrubs and nothing at all like any of Tom’s species which we looked at today.We also looked at samples of our M. oldhamii, M. veitchiorum and…

…of research into meliosma reveals the bloody botanists have struck again and changed all the names: Meliosma beaniana – now Meliosma alba (we have record tree) Meliosma oldhamii – now…