28th May

…‘Emiel’ outstanding on the drive. On our Chelsea stand but no flowers showing there. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Carpinus betulus with seed heads forming nearby. A good crop….

15th October

…species which was planted in 2010. Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Felt and batten now covers half the new roof at The Hovel. Soon dry enough inside to pour…

12th September

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The 2014 planted Sorbus prattii is again loaded with white berries but only…

9th September

…aff. sessiliflorus Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Sorbus commixta aff. var. sachalinensis (BSWJ 10958) has a new label which Karol & Asia have got on the wrong tree. This is not Sorbus

20th February

…excellent Rhododendron gongshanense: Tender but ok Cornwall Rhododendron magniflorum: August flowers (glanduliferum on steroids) Sorbus filipes: Purple fruits, crimson fruits. SUPERB small shrub! Sorbus ligustrifolia: Fruits last into following year…

29th August

…that its lower branches have been pruned off to reinvigorate the main stem. Sorbus thompsonii Sorbus thompsonii Sorbus thompsonii 1990 – FJW Roads running after a good shower.   1987…

14th November

…send the sap back up to the crown of the tree. Sorbus ullungdoensis Sorbus ullungdoensis Sorbus ullungdoensis We saw Callicarpa shirasawana looking tremendous with some leaf a fortnight ago. It…

12th April

…coming into first leaf on a sunny day but still near frost overnight.Camellia ‘Fairy Wand’ Camellia ‘Fairy Wand’ Sorbus dunnii with leaf coming and old fruits still there. Sorbus dunnii…

5th April

…Perhaps a Sorbus intermedia but not a Sorbus aucuparia variety I think. Odd that in such a cold winter the birds have ignored this tree. Could not find a definitive…

11th November

…A wonderful plant which Burncoose now stocks. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ with a tremendous crop of strawberry fruits as last year….