…Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis I have never seen Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ putting on its full winter show before. It looks like a heather from a distance. Excellent edging plant…

…azaleas Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x Magnolia virginiana is finally out. The flowers last only a day or two especially in a gale. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x Magnolia virginiana Magnolia sieboldii…

…is ‘over’! Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana now full out after its wind battering last week. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ is…

…sinensis which is still in tight bud. The way that the bark flakes is entirely consistent with this species. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis 2003 – FJW Catalpa duclouxii…

…from the past. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis 2003 – FJW Rain came after warm (not hot) dry spell. 1989 – FJW Very hot spell continues – no end in sight….

…sieboldii Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ now well out but no new red leaves showing yet. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ 2023 – CHW The original RHS herbarium record of Camellia saluenensis…

…sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia monodelpha has pinkish buds and a hint of pink on the reverse of the odd petal. From the autumn colour seen last autumn on…

…to photograph last Saturday. Acer erianthum Magnolia sinensis in bud, flower, and as a whole, ancient tree. Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Magnolia sinensis Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchettii with its bronzy…

…Stewartia sinensis and poor autumn colour or I have missed it? Stewartia sinensis A young Stewartia monodelpha has rather nice autumn tints. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Another young Stewartia sinensis…

…Magnolia kwangtungensis (Manglietia moto). Magnolia kwangtungensis The seed heads on Dipteronia sinensis have now gone pink. Dipteronia sinensis 2018 – CHW A tiny dead baby grass snake in the Rockery….