8th May

…hedges The base of the gigantic Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo biloba Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii nicely in bud. Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Perhaps Paeonia obovata var. alba?…

23rd June

…later on Paulownia kawakamii. Paulownia kawakamii Irregular variegation on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ but this is a very variegated twig. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with its drooping branches which…

29th September

…CHW The one seed pod on the Magnolia officinalis var biloba is maturing but not yet ripe. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ still has nice secondary flowers on…

6th May

…gate. Slow worms Magnolia officinalis var. biloba flowering in Penvergate. Later than usual but the one by Slip Rail is still not showing at all. Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Viburnum…

27th November

…is being installed at West Portholland. car parking The old Gingko biloba is finally turning a splendid yellow. Gingko biloba Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ go…

26th November

…Ginkgo biloba beyond the record Camellia. No frost yet and no colour either! Ginkgo biloba 2021 – CHW Splendid new growth on Eriobotrya deflexa. Eriobotrya deflexa Ripe fruit on Cornus…

7th May

…var biloba with bright red flowers. The Wisley plant we saw had large and very pale creamy flowers. Ours in Penvergate on Thursday was a nice pink but this appears…

3rd April

…Magnolia officinalis biloba is still in bud but about to flower well. The buds have an almost black indumentum covering and stand proud to the upright stems. M. mollicomata ‘Sidbury’…

25th August

…Magnolia officinalis var biloba in Penvergate to see if this has seed pods too. Time for Asia to watch the various new species/forms of paulownia which we saw flower in…

1st July

…japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ is quite like Magnolia officinalis biloba but flowering three months later. Really pink on the outside of the tepals…