…pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ with secondary new growth. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’…

…surrounds must now be taller. Tilia paucicostata Celtis sinensis with secondary new growth after the rain. Celtis sinensis Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ still has splendid show for the time of the year….

…clusters forming on Lithocarpus variolosus. Lithocarpus variolosus ‘Rabbit’s money’ (as we used to call elm seed as children) seed on Dipteronia sinensis. Dipteronia sinensis Hoheria sextylosa nicely in flower below…

…of flower buds. x Gordlinia grandiflora x Gordlinia grandiflora Just missed Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ in flower. Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ Dregea sinensis in full flower. Flowers very like those of Hoyas….

…just ‘a good form’ or if there is a bit of Magnolia sieboldii sinensis in it? Magnolia sieboldii ‘Ming Pyong Gal’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Ming Pyong Gal’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Mishko Renge’…

…One would expect Camellia sinensis also to be out in the garden quite soon now. Camellia sinensis Excellent young and rare rhododendrons from our own propagation. Soon lots of new…

…Rho R Arboreum x Thomsonii near Tin Garden. Also a bit of Hamamelis. Stewartia sinensis one plant still nice colour and all through as good as anything. 1933 – JCW…

…but probably have not thought to look. Meliosma dilleniifolia var cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia var cuneifolia High time Asia collected the Magnolia sieboldii sinensis seed too from the original surviving wild…

…Not unusual for M. sinensis or M. wilsonii in September but very early for tree magnolias. This one is Magnolia ‘Mr. Julian’. Magnolia seed heads Magnolia seed heads First fruit…

…of camellia cuttings collected today were: Camellia tuberculosa Camellia sinensis (the tea tree) Camellia brevistyla Camellia fluviolatus Camellia brevistyla var. robida Camellia lepidea Camellia yunnanensis Camellia kissii Camellia trichocarpa Camellia…

…C. sinensis assamica C. strictoclada (C. strictocarpa?) C. oleifera – East China C. vietnamensis C. minor C. bailingschanica (two forms with different coloured flowers) 2020 – CHW A fine secondary…

…Eucryphia nymansensis Magnolia salicifolia Abies nordmanniiAcer henryi Knocked out of shape Tetracentron sinensis “ “Acer franchettii Magnolia highdownensis Sasafras Magnolia hypoleuca Acer cappadocicum Etc, etc 1933 – JCW Cold now,…

…falling over. Magnolia macrophylla toppled over in October and this whole area needs a good prune and tidy. The Magnolia sieboldii sinensis next door is also on its last legs….

…weeks ago. Very mild and wet. Big Mag sinensis has died, it was 36 yards round. Dead almost to roots. 1926 – JCW We are later than the 1918 year….

…planting in the order given. Viburnum fragrans, Magnolia salicifolia, Quercus spicata, Quercus glabra, Farrers Oak, Nothofagus dombeyi, Betula albo sinensis of Wilson, one cherry not the true Pilosiuscula. 1922 –…

…are a great improvement on Sycopsis sinensis which is the same cross the other way around and photographed last week Parriotopsis jacquemontiana Parriotopsis jacquemontiana 2016 – CHW One of the…

…subsp. albosinensis (as we now have to call it) with most of its old bark covering peeled away. What a set of colours. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis Betula utilis subsp….

…tea camellia is Camellia sinensis in all its many forms. Whether Tregothnan tea as sold at Fortnum and Mason for £15 to £20 per (small) packet actually has even 2%…

…Hydrangea obtusifolia (also known as Decumaria sinensis) in full flower with a rather odd and unpleasant scent. Hydrangea obtusifolia Hydrangea obtusifolia Camellia cuttings callous up in peat free compost on…

…– Eucryphia pinnatifolia beginning to be good, also white rho hybrids. A few 2nd flowers on Mag sinensis, many on big Parviflora, and on all 3 evergreen Mag on big…