…vigorously to bother yet. Aesculus wilsonii is a week or two away from flowering. A wonderful new display here from conker trees which we tend to view as common or…

…are R wilsonii, barbatum and most of the arboreums.1902 – JCW Sir Watkin open, some Artemis (23), Maximus nearly all, Caerhays nearly all also G Spur, some few Reticulata and…

…auklandii x Eriogynum. X Auklandii, Augustinii and Davidsonium at their best. 1929 – JCW Much later than 1929. Magnolia nicholsoniana shows colour, several Wilsonii flowers open. Double crimsons not yet…

…rather special moment to rival seeing the first flowers on Maddenia wilsonii a few days ago. This is Sycopsis tutcheri with its very dark red hamamelis-like flowers which I have…

…after several attempts. Huodendron baristratum Huodendron baristratum Huodendron baristratum Michelia ernestii (formerly M wilsonii) is in flower with a yellow scented flower. Strangely there is nothing like this at Caerhays…

…cross between M. wilsonii and M. sinensis and we have a decent plant or two elsewhere). Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ This is a new one to us flowering…

…Unfortunately pushing over a Pinus insignis hit an Aesculus wilsonii which we were hoping to retain but there we are. 2018 – CHW Off to Heligan with the Canadians for…

…(Mark Fillan) who I enjoyed taking around. He brought our order of Lithocarpus glabrata and three Styrax wilsonii as well. The latter died of old age outside the back yard…

…wilsonii). A new species to us and eagerly awaited. It may be one to savour at the forthcoming garden weekend. Magnolia ernestii Flowers on a very elderly pure Magnolia mollicomata….

…granddaughter, Rebecca flew him down to Newquay as his Christmas present and they stayed in the Rabbit Warren. John Whitehead John Whitehead John Whitehead A self-sown seedling of Aesculus wilsonii…