…dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia A maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers which I have never seen before above Orchid House Nursery. maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers…

…year and well behind the styrax. Stewartia pseudocamellia The simply gigantic leaves on Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (syn. monticola). Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Compare to Tilia…

…subsp. fargesii var. fargesii (what a daft name!). It does not look like a holly so naming to confirm by Susyn here also. Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii Ilex…

…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.…

…age (i.e. 50 years plus). Rhododendron formosum Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi full out high up above the Main Quarry. This original clump is seriously over mature and we must collect…

…cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Polygonatum multiflorum growing well beside the drive. Polygonatum multiflorum The old (and layered) Rhododendron campylocarpum looking a bit frail. Rhododendron campylocarpum Magnolia ‘Judy…

…time ever seen here. Illicium philippinense Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii turning colour but only to brown! Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii Photinia niitakayamensis with fruits and a…

…are a few more real plants: Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ just emerging. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ (this is Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’…

…‘Gauntlettii’ (Camellia ‘Sode-gashuki’)? Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ with its wonderful peeling bark in the sunshine. What a plant! Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’…

…Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group with a few flowers. This is borderline with us even in full shelter. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group…