…flowered last autumn is out again. The flowers look a bit premature and are not quite fully formed. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A light blue hydrangea still full…

…seed heads and already dark red leaves. Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) Viburnum hoanglienense covered in reddening seed heads. Viburnum hoanglienense First flowers showing colour on Schima superba. Cornus Schima superba…

…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…

…Devon and Cornwall wouldn’t put out to sea in case they were captured by North African Slave Traders. Between 1609 and 1616, 466 British ships were captured by Slave Traders…

…yellow prematurely. Roe deer damage – AGAIN. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ is quite outstanding today. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer…

…– 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…

…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…

…real red although some leaves are still green. Quite a sight today in the pale sunlight. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua…

…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…

…‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Crystal’ is one I have seen before. Nothing like as good as the double flowered Nuccio’s Nurseries varieties growing in the Tregothnan reticulata collection…

…will be a feature plant one day. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ 1998 – FJW Many flowers on Nov Pink. Very wet year…

…red buds on last year’s new growth. Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Persea brevifolia with red new growth just starting. Persea brevifolia Debregeasia longifolia plastered in flower….

…the plants on Bond Street which are pink as they should be, this looks like the true Blood Red arboreum. Blood Red arboreum Blood Red arboreum A Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…to visit Tubbs Mill where there is another fine plant growing. Also multi-stemmed but the fruits are slightly less dark red and slightly more reddish- orange. The leaf and habit…

…Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ plastered in seed pods. Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ Cestrum nocturnum flowering away well. Cestrum nocturnum Sorbus ‘Autumn Fire’ with fruit but, as yet, no autumn colour….

…CHW More pictures of Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana (pure). Jaimie made this cross in 2009. It was planted by the Old Dog Kennels in 2014 and first flowered in…

…Pieris ‘Dorothy Wykoff’ First flowers full out on the American Oemleria cerasiformis. Oemleria cerasiformis The Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ on the Main Ride has a few pure red flowers but, as…

…2018 – CHW A fine calm day at last. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red is again coming out. Earlier flowers blown away. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red Camellia ‘Desire’ has popped open above Bond…