7th April

…pale yellow bell shaped flowers on long stalks as here. Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium Viburnum taitoense has attractive bronzy new growth. Another of Asia’s successes. Viburnum…

11th April

…‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (as in rhodo species pocket guide) (? var. atrorubens as on label) just out. We need to remember to propagate this…

10th April

…RHS lecture tour to look at ‘unusual evergreen trees’ with eight in the audience. Picea bicolor var. acicularis (Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis) with vibrant reddish cones on a young tree….

24th October

…just see on its stem here. Another widespread and common species in deciduous or mixed woodland. Amanita excelsa var. spissa Amanita excelsa var. spissa One seldom sees ‘runner bean’ seedpods…

30th May

var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Here are some leaf pictures of Tilia henryana to complete the…

29th April

…behind some ‘Cornish Reds’. It is now available (cutting grown) in the nursery from Asia’s propagation which needs to continue. Juniperus recurva var. ‘Coxii’ Juniperus recurva var. ‘Coxii’ Fagus sylvatica…

13th April

…of it Magnolia obovata has Manglietia like outer petals too. Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba…

2nd May

…Abies forrestii var. georgii. The new Hillier’s says this name should be var. smithii. Very slow growing and squat in habit so far. Abies forrestii var. georgii. (var. smithii) Trachycarpus…

9th May

…heads forming. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’ is a double flower. Very slow growing. Ghent hybrid but the first of seven different clumps to…

7th October

…the trees in a wind. Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus A magnificent Sequoiadendron giganteum in the grounds of Allenheads House. Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoiadendron giganteum A huge Fagus…