…open, Thomsonii x has waned, Mrs Butlers have begun to wane, R fargesii shows colour, several reticulata blooms open but they are poor ones. 1911 – JCW Much as in…

…opening, ciliatum with cantabile in the house and Watsonii with Calophytum outside. Fargesii, lutescens and barbatum show flowers hardly any others but hippophaeoides. The berberis hedge and the E hybrida…

…Salix moupinense (but Salix fargesii nearby has none). Beautiful orange-yellow berries on a Sorbus for which we have lost the label. Any ideas please? Sorbus I did reply to Roy’s…

…the years but which were probably original Forrest introductions include Ilex corallina* (measured here in 1960s), Ilex cytura, Ilex yunnanensis*, Ilex fargesii and Ilex georgei (which I replaced but that…

…gales. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande This is the new growth and flowers on Salix moupinensis. It looks very similar to what we saw on Salix fargesii a fortnight ago but…

…of Paulownia tomentosa in ‘New Trees’ but Hillier’s indicates it might be Paulownia fargesii as they say this is another name for Paulownia ‘Lilacina’. I cannot find a description of…

…laxiflora First two flowers out on Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’. Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it now is rather than Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii) is late…

…diary of the latter. I think we also have Paulownia fargesii but I cannot remember where. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii A flower of Aesculus chinensis rather closer to…

…Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Salix moupinense (from Tom Hudson / Vietnam) is very different from Salix fargesii despite what the reference books say. I had not…

…and fargesii nice and oleifolium perhaps the best of all. Early scarlets and yellows amongst the daffs are open. 1912 – JCW Camellia reticulata has had odd flowers open for…