…peeling to reveal creamy white bark flushed grey and pink. A little of all the bark forms is shown here. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis…

…from the IDS visit in 2019. Quercus trojana Quercus trojana Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mt Luoji’ is beginning to develop good peeling bark. Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mt Luoji’ Acer…

…what basis was this change made I wonder? Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Some redcurrant berries on Viburnum betulifolium but the pheasants are…

…finally full out but all the Hoheria seem to be having a year off from flowering. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ Unripe seed on Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia…

…flowers blown open on the 1912 planted Magnolia campbellii. Magnolia campbellii Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum already full out. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum First flowering of a young Polyspora on Rookery…

…a species in its own right. To recap, we have (or had) plants originally labelled M. dilleniifolia subsp. tenuis, M. dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia and M. dilleniifolia subsp. flexuosa. The smaller…

…leaf form some way between Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla and Ilex perado itself. Ilex perado subsp. azorica Ilex perado subsp. azorica Daphniphyllum paxianum (BSWJ 9755) Daphniphyllum paxianum Syringa tomentella flowering…

…a young Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei near Tin Garden. Some slug damage. Magnolia macrophylla subsp. ashei Viburnum wrightii just coming. Viburnum wrightii A young Illicium merrillianum (KWJ 12113) with a…

…winters. Keviock clearly manage them rather better in Scotland and their stand was a treasure trove of Chinese alpines.This is Primula obconica subsp. werringtonensi and the rather tiny Primula reidii…

…Magnolia ‘Betty’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Judy’ Magnolia ‘Judy’ The best rhododendrons flowering in the species collection were: Rhododendron cinnabarinum subsp xanthocodon Purpurellum Group Rhododendron cinnabarinum subsp…

…Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ Two enormous Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ dating from 1824. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Kenneth Ashburner’. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis…

…Blechnum nudum Blechnum nudum Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Grevillea miqueliana subsp. moroka in flower. The first time I had ever seen this and rather good. Grevillea miqueliana subsp. moroka Banksia…

…yet another big leaf. Rhododendron rex Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp xanthocodon ‘Purpurellum Group’ – perhaps my favourite colour. Half the superb clump has died since last year. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp xanthocodon…

…Larder Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis (formerly Betula insignis var. fansipanensis) is developing good greyish-brown bark and the emerging leaves are dark in colour. Betula kweichowensis subsp. fansipanensis Betula kweichowensis subsp.…

…crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ The view back to the nearly cleared Kitchen Garden…

…Tilia carolina subsp. heterophylla Tilia carolina subsp. heterophylla Styrax faberi just coming out. Styrax faberi Ilex kingiana with berries already setting. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Jaimie and Michael just back…

…‘Red Hot Lava’ Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala just starting its vivid red autumn colours at the tips of some twigs. Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala 2017 –…

…Forty Niner’ Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Glaucum’ finally getting away after a slow start from 14 years ago. Sequoiadendron giganteum Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ – the red bark has just…

…different forms of Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana (as we have to call them now) outside the front gates.The larger flowering form. larger larger larger And the smaller, pinker form which…

…subsp. albosinensis (as we now have to call it) with most of its old bark covering peeled away. What a set of colours. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis Betula utilis subsp.…