…Sorbus gongashanica Sorbus gongashanica Styrax serrulatus – we gave the lower branches something of a haircut in the winter to lift the crown off other adjacent plants. The reaction has…

…roe deer on this weeping cherry. weeping cherry weeping cherry Sorbus prattii with just two clusters of white berries. Sorbus prattii Photinia villosa var. zollingeri rather sparsely berried. Photinia villosa…

…on Sorbus wardii. Sorbus wardii The label on this magnolia has been lost but it is clearly a form of Magnolia kobus. Secondary flowers here and there again this year….

…unigemmata. Woodwardia unigemmata Woodwardia unigemmata Woodwardia unigemmata Sorbus zahlbruckneri with small crab apple like fruits. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii (what a mouthful!) acquired from Pan-Global Plants….

…bud visible already for next spring. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) has made huge growth. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) Plenty of berry on Sorbus hupehensis…

…the fruits on Crataegus x grignonensis and they all remain ripe but intact on this small tree. Crataegus x grignonensis Crataegus x grignonensis Nearby a top grafted Sorbus reducta has…

…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….

…top grafted Sorbus reducta which the pheasants have found more attractive. Sorbus reducta 2018 – CHW The Lapageria ‘Picotee’ has suddenly produced a huge cluster of flowers 10-12ft from the…

…Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia 2015 – CHW topgrafted Sorbus reducta The topgrafted Sorbus reducta has produced a nice display of white flushed pink berries in small clusters on the tips…

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ – likewise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ with berries forming. Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’…

…under the newer leaves. Magnolia guangdongensis Magnolia guangdongensis Nearly ripe seeds on Sorbus rosea which is ready to plant out in the autumn. Sorbus rosea A fine lot of young…

…This semi-evergreen (perhaps) Sorbus with distinct bark is 20ft in height with a similar spread and has been plastered in berries for weeks. Clearly the pheasants/birds do not like them….

…var. notabilis and fruits of Cotoneaster moupinense. The best plants shown at the dinner were:  Sorbus hedlundii  Euonymus myrianthus  Cobaea pringlei (John d’Arcy)  Diospyros lotus (Kew)…

…‘George Blandford’. Variable in shape and form as ever. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Trevor Green’s gift of Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ looking good but not…

…flower on Rhododendron fragrantissimum. Rhododendron fragrantissimum Sorbus japonica now leafless but still a fine spectacle. Sorbus japonica The first time we have ever seen ripening seeds on Sycopsis tutcheri (Hilliers…

…is normally seen also on the clumps by Four-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Near ripe seeds on a young Sorbus dunnii. Sorbus dunnii Nyssa leptophylla now quite excellent. Nyssa leptophylla Disanthus…

…hours with its full yellow show and is now dropping fast. Four-in-Hand Sorbus wilsoniana with a fine show. Sorbus wilsoniana 2020 – CHW We planted this Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’…

…workshops at Burncoose Fruits on Sorbus needhamii planted out in October. Sorbus needhamii Jaimie and Michael inspect their aerial layers on the newly registered Michelia ‘White Phantom’. Nothing showing yet…

…bare root shrubs from Crug Farm to get in place. They have been heeled in for 10 days on site. The Sorbus ullungdongensis is about 12ft tall but still with…

…which it will soon be conflicting. My poor planting again! Magnolia thompsoniana Sorbus needhamii making good growth. Sorbus needhamii 2020 – CHW Visit to Burncoose to undertake the annual tree…