23rd October

…‘Appalachian Red’ Asterotrichon discolor in full flower as usual. Asterotrichon discolor Maclura pomifera with attractive autumn colour. Maclura pomifera Stewartia pseudocamellia doing its usual good stuff. Stewartia pseudocamellia Quercus imbricaria…

2nd July

…is a huge tree but you need to look up from underneath it to see the best of the flowering effect. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis The…

18th September

…ripe too. I hope more people will grow this in full sun and enjoy it through the seasons as much as we do. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia

9th September

…Gaultheria hookeri or Vaccinum wardii Seeds forming on Stewartia pteropetiolata. The International Dendrology Society want lots of pictures of this species for their latest website update on stewartia which we…

19th July

…Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ looking very fine. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ A young Stewartia pseudocamellia starting to flower in Kennel Close. Stewartia pseudocamellia Tilia caroliniana subsp….

23rd September

…the autumn too. We have a whole section of plants to buy that are wonderful for autumn colour at Burncoose. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata 2005 – FJW Picked…

2nd September

…ones on the drive which I looked at earlier in the week. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The elderly Magnolia soulangeas are all flowering for the second time. Unusually…

24th September

Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata A few unripe seeds still left on Stachyurus praecox. At the same time the flower stalks for next year are fully developed and a couple have…

16th July

…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….

24th June

…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…