…CHW The G7 has brought lots of covid to Cornwall I am told. Two hundred police or security billeted on a specially chartered cruise ship in Falmouth harbour have got…

…young Saler bulls. Young Saler bull Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ full out and excellent today. Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ Azalea ‘Hotspur Red’ 2019 – CHW Old Park was well…

…tree matures. Quercus semecarpifolia The leaves of Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ are stunning now. Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Cercidiphyllum japonica ‘Red Fox’ Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’ with…

…Cover’ Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ just starting to live up to its name. Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ not quite into new growth yet. Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ Podocarpus…

…Illicium majus Illicium majus Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ coming out a bit more. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ just in leaf – impressive!…

…by the February cold. Hydrangea lobbii Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ seen from the lawn. Magnolia veitchii ‘Isca’ and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Still plenty of flowers on Camellia…

…var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC in 1899. A large plant…

…avenue above the Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge The clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ full out above the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Is this Camellia ‘Mars’? More like Camellia ‘Takanini’ when I…

…clump. The tree rings show very different growth rates in different years. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ This is, I think, a rotting example of common…

…drive is now at its absolute best. The top part of the tree is more purple than red but the odd remaining lower leaves are red. Marvellous in the sun…

…Yet another Carpinus with a name implying good autumn colour which is most disappointing (as yet) here. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Now…

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

…the weight of the berries. red berried Rowan tree red berried Rowan tree red berried Rowan tree On lower ground an even more laden tree. laden tree 2021 – CHW…

…deer in a corn field at Goviley, spotted by Jaimie, while doing a tree survey. The antlers suggest that this was a farmed red deer which had escaped. red deer…

…propagating and preserving. late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron Painters at work on the Rabbit Warren. Painters And the digger…

…death last year and the half of the shrub that has survived has plenty of flower. Halesia diptera Another decent Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ by Red Linney. Cornus x…

…ago. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ First flowers on another Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ ruined by the cold this year. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Nice vases…

…Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Meliosma veitchiorum just coming into leaf. Orange hairs on the stems of the emerging leaves. Meliosma veitchiorum Meliosma…

…of the four plants we have and it will be interesting to see those compared to Magnolia Black Tulip (bred by the Jury family in New Zealand) in a week…

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ nearing its best. Magnolia…