…regrowth near the top of the tree in the drought. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana This elderly Magnolia sieboldii has died in the drought. Thirty to forty years old I think…

…before.Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis Pteris nipponica Pteris nipponica Pteris umbrosa Pteris umbrosa Dryopteris sieboldii Dryopteris sieboldii Pellaea rotundifolia Pellaea rotundifolia Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Doodia aspera ‘Rough Ruby’…

…Magnolia ‘Genie’ Rhododendron calendulaceum – Sandling Orange-Red Form Rhododendron calendulaceum – Sandling Orange-Red Form Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Another named form of Magnolia sieboldii. This one is ‘Ming…

…photographed Viburnum sieboldii in flower. Viburnum sieboldii 2020 – CHW With all the politics and spite from the media the government is finding itself dithering over lockdown. A few (supposed)…

…we saw recently, is too ancient to have produced any seed for years. Meliosma alba Meliosma alba Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey…

…individual flowers rather than flower clusters is similarly ‘unready’. Styrax hemsleyanus Corylopsis spicata has a few unripe seed spikes. Corylopsis spicata Conversely formerly pink Magnolia sieboldii seed pods are losing…

…floribunda Styrax americanus – Kankakea Form – is now properly out. Styrax americanus – Kankakea Form A wonderful show on Magnolia sieboldii on the Main Ride. Small flowers on this…

…odd late flowers on Magnolia sieboldii as is normal. Magnolia sieboldii Styrax americanus (Kenkakee Form) is now full out and excellent. Styrax americanus Styrax americanus As we enter another heatwave…

…gale but has quickly put on attractive new growth shoots. Aesculus wangii The oldest Magnolia sieboldii with the smallest flowers still has a few showing. Elsewhere the seeds are swelling…

…our plants were out! Theirs were in Staffordshire so Cornwall is not early in the world of Amelanchier. Absurdly a bud showing already on Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Rehderodendron kwangtungense….