…to flower in our collection of Crataegus. Crataegus induta A young Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum (NJM 13017) with its usual attractive new growth. I still all this Acer franchetii as…

…and circa 100 pre 1999. I went to get more photographs of what we now know is Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre but flowering had already finished (seven to ten days)…

…Alabama, Florida and Virginia making a decent tree. Crataegus aestivales Crataegus aestivales Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla was a gift this year from Nikki Applewhite. Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Aesculus glabra…

…sargentiana but now the botanists strike again and Hydrangea sargentiana is now reclassified as Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana. On what basis was this change made I wonder? Hydrangea aspera subsp.…

…its best. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Rookery Path laurel all pruned and tidied. laurel First flower on Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum A week on and Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

…leaf form some way between Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla and Ilex perado itself. Ilex perado subsp. azorica Ilex perado subsp. azorica Daphniphyllum paxianum (BSWJ 9755) Daphniphyllum paxianum Syringa tomentella flowering…

…Spectacular! Tilia endocrysa Tilia endocrysa Acer sterculaceum subsp. sterculaceum just leafing up. Quite bronzy. Acer sterculaceum subsp. sterculaceum Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ planted in 2009 is already a good tree as…

…(or had) plants originally labelled M. dilleniifolia subsp. tenuis, M. dillenifolia subsp. cuneifolia and M. dilleniifolia subsp. flexuosa. The smaller plants of the latter have died since 2020 having been…

…is not self clinging. Flowers are smallish. An oddity but never likely to be a best seller. Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela Hydrangea anomela subsp anomela 2016…

…pink. A little of all the bark forms is shown here. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ We…