18th October

…‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus – no fruit – leaves…

20th April

var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Tilia paucicostata just leafing up. Tilia paucicostata Tilia paucicostata Salix magnifica had erect purple catkin flowers last week. Today the catkins have…

10th May

…fell above Red Linney took out Phellodendron amurense var. sachalinense. I wonder if it will reshoot when the mess is finally cleared up? There are two others in Penvergate. The…

3rd May

…has golden young leaves and originated in Birr Castle in Ireland. Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ A record tree – Carpinus viminea from…

17th April

…Rosemoor Show next weekend.Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ now in full leaf. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Berberis insignis var. insignis flowering better than ever before. Berberis insignis var. insignis Berberis insignis…

21st March

…Acer negundo var. violaceum are a delight blowing in the east wind. Acer negundo var. violaceum Acer negundo var. violaceum Another young Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ flowering at a young age. Magnolia…

26th March

…macrocarpa Corokia macrocarpa Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala flowering well. Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala Camellia tsai laden down with flower in full shade. Camellia tsai Tom has…

13th October

…in unripe berries. Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC…

24th June

…pink. Robinia hispida var kelseyi has lilac-pink flowers so that seems the best bet as far as I know. Robinia hispida var kelseyi Robinia hispida var kelseyi Deutzia pulchra with…

17th October

…just starting. Zanthoxylum piperitum var. inerme Zanthoxylum piperitum var. inerme For the record a few views of the first section of Kennel Close planting. Kennel Close Kennel Close Kennel Close…