…have seen before. A spreading shrub 20ft tall with a similar spread now. Ilex spinigera Ilex spinigera Ilex yunnanensis with no flowers or berries. I first saw this at Rosemoor…

…champion Osmanthus yunnanensis has blown over in the garden. I think that if we pollard it and carefully upright the stem while digging in the roots it may yet survive…

…Evans’ Reasonable autumn colour on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata The evergreen Stachyurus yunnanensis with spring flowers readily apparent. Stachyurus yunnanensis 2022 – CHW Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ has improved markedly…

…a few lower branches. Eucryphia lucida Quercus rysophylla ‘Maya’ just reshooting from the main stem after drought damage. Quercus rysophylla ‘Maya’ A newly planted Magnolia yunnanensis x M. insignis has…

…herbaceous plant Malvastrum lateritium. Malvastrum lateritium I also see Osmanthus yunnanensis in the garden with berries forming. Osmanthus yunnanensis Lilium regale and an unknown dwarf holly with a crinkly and…

…species in the 2018 Beast from the East. Camellia transnokoensis Turpinia formosana with frost damage on its new growth. Turpinia formosana Camellia yunnanensis (17099 – seedling grown by us from…

…has tidied up the last of the pollarded stumps of Osmanthus yunnanensis leaving a child’s seat for visitors. Osmanthus yunnanensis 2023 – CHW A series of pictures of big leafed…

…seen in the village. blackbird This is a camellia gall at the tip of a twig and not a flower! camellia gall 2019 – CHW First flowers on Osmanthus yunnanensis….

…Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ is full out as one would expect. Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ Osmanthus yunnanensis full out as well. Osmanthus yunnanensis So…

…Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ in the Rireii Opening. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ The once record Osmanthus yunnanensis is reshooting better than expected. We dug out its neighbour in the spring as it…

…Caviar’ Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White Caviar’ We used to call this Michelia yunnanensis – now (apparently) Magnolia laevigata. Michelia yunnanensis – now (apparently) Magnolia laevigata Embothrium ‘Lanceolatum Group’…

…a flaking trunk. Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis Asia’s plant of…

…other ‘smellies’. Rhododendron formosum Rhododendron crassum just out in places with huge flowers. Rhododendron crassum Stachyurus salicifolius looking very fine. Stachyurus salicifolius Attractive new growth on a young Osmanthus yunnanensis….

…yunnanensis behind the pond. Totally un-holly-like leaves. Ilex yunnanensis A fallen flower of Camellia ‘Little Bit’ on a snowy bench. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron ‘Seta’ just showing by the tennis…

…none the less. magnolia campbellii magnolia campbellii First flower on a young Camellia yunnanensis which we grew from seed. Camellia yunnanensis Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ more or less over. Camellia ‘Cornish…

…flower all at once. A far better flowering than for years. Azalea indica Flower buds nearly open on Clethra kaipoensis. Clethra kaipoensis Syringa yunnanensis (SBEC 1022) planted in 2015 is…

…propagate this vigorous growing species. Viburnum triphyllum (BSWJ 10757) Viburnum triphyllum (BSWJ 10757) Viburnum triphyllum (BSWJ 10757) Stachyurus yunnanensis with a hint of pink. Leaves nibbled by deer. Stachyurus yunnanensis…

…New growth too on a thriving young Ilex yunnanensis with a few flowers showing. I first saw this unlikely looking holly at Rosemoor just outside the formal walled garden on…

…Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ Vivid red new growth on Machilus yunnanensis. Machilus yunnanensis Distylium racemosum A young Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae (BKR 2013001 – Raf Lenaerts gift – February 2020) with…

…Magnolia campbellii and Camellia ‘Debbie’ The evergreen Stachyurus yunnanensis also nearly out. Stachyurus yunnanensis The original Magnolia sprengeri var. elongata nearly out. Magnolia sprengeri var. elongata 2024 – CHW The…