10th November

…jacquemontii Betula utilis spp. jacquemontii Betula utilis spp. jacquemontii Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ beside the top lake. Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ (‘Senkaki’) and Podocarpus totara. Acer palmatum ‘Sango…

24th October

…on the Acer faberi and Camellia noblissima near Georges Hut since last Sunday. oak branch Seedpods on Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Absurd secondary new growth on Podocarpus henkelli….

29th March

…‘Mikinori’ Prunus incisa ‘Pendula’. Prunus incisa ‘Pendula’ Prunus incisa ‘Oshidori’ not quite out as yet. Prunus incisa ‘Oshidori’ Then to Old Park as the rain eased. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ (M. cylindrica…

16th October

…Fruits on Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ which one seldom sees. Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ The Betula circles get better and better. Betula circles Flowering grasses beside the lower lake. Flowering grasses Flowering…

15th December

…Cornus capitata Trachycarpus wagnerianus showing up well in front of Olearia solandri. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Nearly all the leaf has fallen now on Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ with no decent show this…

21st April

…Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ around 40 years ago and it must now be 50ft. We recently removed all the lower branches and it is coming into new growth having shed most…

24th August

‘Pendula’. Later than usual to show. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ A good show of secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Seed forming in profusion on…

28th August

…saccharinum First flowers just out low down only on Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ The wind has blown off piles of seed heads (all sterile) from Magnolia delavayi. piles…

31st May

…of seeds but this has drained the energy of the plants. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ is a case in point. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ is coming into its best…

20th February

pendula ‘Shangri La’ – AGM – grows through rhodos Rhododendron kesangue – flowers in May. Big leaf. Rhododendron yuefengense – like orbiculare (two or three plants) Rhododendron huianum – mauve…