15th July

…but a big risk with a historic tree which came here in 1923. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ will be out in a week or so. Eucryphia…

10th April

…and some do not. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis This clump of narcissi on Hovel Cart Road are always the very last daffodils to come out each year. The clump used…

11th April

…up to its name. Three more plants in the Isla Rose Plantation originally. Ribes longiracemosa A young plant of Osmanthus yunnanensis with a few flowers. Deer nibbled to bits in…

27th October

…not in Hillier’s or New Trees either. Plenty of excellent seedlings which appear to be evergreen? Machilus yunnanensis Machilus yunnanensis A batch of Cephalotaxus fortunei cuttings set in 7cm square…

25th June

…looks a bit like Styrax hookeri but the flowers do not. I wonder what the history of this is? Styrax hookeri yunnanensis Styrax hookeri yunnanensis Cornus iberica in full flower….

29th March

…catalogue this year. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Eternal Spring’ Good plants for sale of Machilus yunnanensis. A rare and unusual evergreen tree. Machilus yunnanensis Machilus yunnanensis Some nice…

1st June

…our S. hookeri but I am still a bit suspicious of this naming when I look at the flower clusters. Styrax hookeri var. yunnanensis Styrax hookeri var. yunnanensis Salvia leucantha…

30th September

…goes into the ground. Vaccinium retusum Osmanthus yunnanensis normally flowers in late winter but here it is on 16 year old plants above the greenhouse. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Magnolia…

2nd May

…new set of leaves. Quercus yunnanensis Quercus yunnanensis Illicium merrillianum with good new growth. Illicium merrillianum Extraordinary male and female flowers on show on Akebia longeracemosa. Akebia longeracemosa Akebia longeracemosa…

29th July

…‘Polar Bear’ The once record Osmanthus yunnanensis is reshooting better than expected. We dug out its neighbour in the spring as it didn’t reshoot at all. Osmanthus yunnanensis Some seed…