Totems, terrazzo & travel: up and away. All good things must end, And so must IDS NZ tours. Apologies @jgread02 and Jenny: no time this time. 1. Sculpture outside the terminal. 2. Terrazzo wall inside (like it) & Rest: views over magnificent and ignored Mangere Harbour (Waitemata hogs the attention and praise), South and West Auckland's flanks. Fare thee well... Back to the land of Oz. #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #totems #totempoles #poles #sculpture Akarana #tamakimakaurau = Tamaki of 100 lovers #mangere #aucklandinternationalairport #terrazzo #mangereharbour #waitakereranges #southauckland #westauckland #flight #tasmansea #pacificocean #gadi #gadigalcountry #sydney
Up Peter's drive: Last rise to the house, rising anticipation. @thebodarktree and I found Peter fossicking under this charming covered seating pavilion (1). Which doubles as a plant holding bay or store: with quute a few treasures awaiting planting out... 4. Dramatic drop from house rise to creek. Newly planted garden extension in between. 5. Iochroma sp., Solanaceae flowering away 6. Seed pods galore hanging elegantly under arching canes of kowhai ngutu kaka or kaka's beak (Clianthus puniceus, Leguminosae). Which is endemic to Hawkes Bay, and all but extinct in the wild. A plant saved by gardeners, in ex-situ cultivation. You'll just have to imagine its glorious carmine flowers, like a bush parrot's beak... 7. Apple of Sodom with its painted umbrella like leaves (Podophyllum peltatum cv, family is?, American). 8. Weeping / cascading cultivar of autumn camellia (C. sasanqua cv., Theaceae, Asia) 9, 10. Giant spikes of flowers rocketing out of neat fingery rosettes of leaves on Lobelia abedarica, Lobeliaceae, highland Africa. #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #peterarthur #touchwoodbooks of old #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #iochroma species Solanaceae #centralamerica #kowhaingutukaka #kakabeak #clianthuspuniceus Leguminosae Hawkes Bay #criticallyendangeredspecies #restrictedhabitat #habitatloss #feralanimalgrazing #appleifsodom #podophyllumpeltatum cv. #america #woodlandplants #autumncamellia #camelliasasanqua cv. Theaceae #asia #giantlobelia #lobeliaabedarica Lobeliaceae #africa #highlandplants
I think this was one of my favourite Acer platanoides variations shown to us (on screen, as a specimen, and then out in their densely planted 'garden') by the Szmit Nursery on day 2 of the maple #idsstudydays - 'Paldiski', which I described as thready in my notes. #acerplatanoidespaldiski #internationaldendrologysociety #idspoland2024
The letter 'C' features: Dan & Monique's place, mooching around. 1. Caesalpinia sp. with bipinnate leaves and ŕeddish seed pods. Golden flowers. Leguminosae, tropical Asia (most). 2, 3. Chilean national bell flower (Lapageria rosea, Philesiaceae, Chile) in pink and white. 4. Diminutive ivy-leaved cyclamen (C. hederaecium, Primulaceae, Mediterranean basin) quietly carpeting the ground. 5, 6. Silver beech or tawhai (Lophozonia (syn. Nothofagus) menziesii, Fagaceae, both islands, endemic) gracefully soars over colour-coordinated washing (nice work!). 7. Triple trunk fusion into a kind of giant tripod or barstool. Elms (Ulmus?) Golly. 8. Colour-me-ginger indumentum undee evergreen or Southern magnolia leaves (M. grandiflora cv., Magnoliaceae, Sn. USA). 9. Not sure: a Libocedrus sp.? Might be kawaka or native cedar (L. plumosa, Cupressaceae, NZ endemic). 10. Columnar cypress oaks (Quercus robur 'Fastigiata', Fagaceae, garden origin) go straight up. An older and a younger one. Too little grown... #caesalpinia species Leguminosae Asia #lapageriarosea #lapageriaroseaalba Philesiaceae #chile #climbers #cyclamen #ivyleavedcyclamen #cyclamenhedearceum Primulaceae #mediterraneanbasin #tawhai #silverbeech #lophozoniamenziesii #nothofagusmenziesii Fagaceae #aoteoroa #newzealand #whimsy #evergreenmagnolia #bullbay #southernmagnolia #magnoliagrandiflora cultivar Magnoliaceae Sn. #unitedstatesofamerica #libocedrus maybe #cypressoak #quercusroburfastigiata Fagaceae #gardenorigin #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland
Birds' eyes, beaks & trunk respect: A few finds & observations at Dan & Monique's place, rustling in shrubberies. 1, 2. Beach bird's eye (Alectryon coriaceus, Sapindaceae, hails from SE Australia's coastline, from CE New South Wales to CE Queensland). Shrub to small tree, related to NZ titoki / ash (A. excelsus). Our 1st Aussie. 3 - 5. Ripening kaki or persimmons catch birds' beady eyes faster than human ones. Note the nibbles and pecks, after sugars. Diospyros kaki cv., Ebenaceae, En. Asia. 6. More respect for felled tree stumps, which make jolly fertile seedbed nurseries, as we saw at Gwavas' bush and here, with kanuka (Kunzea ericifolia, Myrtaceae) trunks coming out of the soft, rotting 'potting mix' on offer inside an old stump. 7. Felled Turkey / Turkish oak stump (Quercus cerris, Fagaceae, Turkey, Iran) down but not out: vigorous basal shoots... 8, 9. Nibbled (possum?) but recovering flowers and new growth on manatu or ribbonwood (Plagianthus betulinus, Malvaceae, NZ): the only tree I saw on this tour. Semi-deciduous. Less decorative than houhere / lacebarks (Hoheria spp.) But a tough, quick, upright pioneer species, invaluable on river terraces, shingly soil. 10. Huge flowering couridjah or coastal honeysuckle (Banksia integrifolia, Proteaceae, SE Australian coastline from Melbourne to SE Queensland (Brisbane)). Golden flower 'cones' full of nectar had the local birds guzzling and gurgling, noisily. Our second Aussie. Hosting nectar lovers. #coastalbirdseye #alectryoncoriaceum Sapindaceae SE Australia CE #newsouthwales #newcastle to CE #queensland #maryborough #kaki #persimmon #diospyroskaki Ebenaceae Asia #birds = fruit eaters #treestumps = seedling nurseries #kanuka #kunzeaericoides Myrtaceae #pioneerspecies bush regeneration #turkeyoak #turkishoak #quercuscerris Fagaceae #turkey #iran #manatu #ribbonwood #plagianthusbetulinus Malvaceae #aoteoroa #newzealand #couridjah #coastalhoneysuckle #banksiaintegrifolia Proteaceae SE Australia Nectar rich flowers Birds = #honeyeaters #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
L'age d'or: Caracas to Cyprus Things golden and alluring catch the eyes of a mob of strolling dendrologists 1, 2. A large leaved Telanthiphira (was Senecio & some, Roldana) grandiflora from Central or South America (Caracas, Venezuela, for instance?), casually stuffed with large flattish flowerheads going hell for leather over a fence, fighting for light with... Mexican Bocconia pinnata (a giant poppy family plant with strìking bronzey or blue-grey leaves. Plus panicles of barely-there flowers that aren't the point. And a ti kouka / NZ cabbage tree for even more foliage interest and some sun competition. 3 - 8. The mob descend on it's thought New Zealand's only (well, certainly its largest) golden oak of Cyprus (Quercus alnifolia, Fagaceae, Cyprus) with furry undersides - some bright mustard yellow, others fawn, to grey. No doubt, for insulation & water saving #seneciograndiflora #roldangràndiflora #telanthiphoragrandiflora #compositae #centralamerica #caracas #venezuela (maybe) #southamerica #treedaisies #bocconiapinnata Papaveraceae #mexico #tikouka #newzealandcabbagetree #cordylineaustralis #asparagaceae #aoteoroa #newzealand #goldenoakofcyprus #quercusalnifolia #fagaceae #cyprus #lindisfarnecollege #hastings #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = north island #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
Kaikoura in Hastings: Delighted to stumble on this hefty patch of Marlborough rock daisies (Pachystegia insignis, Compositae, NE South Island (Kaikoura coast, Marlborough). Quietly flowering and setting seed alongside Dan Haliday's nursery area in Lindisfarne College. A favourite plant and still too rarely grown and known. In nature it hangs off rick faces, near the sea, clinging on to crevices. Tough. #marlboroughrockdaisy #pachystegiainsignis #compositae #tewaipounamu = #greenstoneland NE #southisland #kaikoura = eat #crayfish #lindisfarnecollege #hastings #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemvers2024tour
Pipes, parachutes, spines: Some pleasing oddities encountered, mooching around with @thebodarktree 1 - 5. Milky sapped climbing succulent Ceropegia sandersonii belongs to the same genus as Dutchman's pipe. Some are small trees, others, shrubs. In the milkweed family (Asclepidaceae). With wonderful parachute -meets-umbrella flower structure & camouflage / design to attract pollinators. 6. Christmas pride (Ruellia macrantha, Acanthaceae, Brazil), with large almost foxglove / Incarvillea-like trumpets. A new one to me in a largish genus of mostly smaller flowers. 7. A more elegant prickly, silver version of bears breeches (Acanthus mollis), this I think is A.spinosus. Acanthaceae family again, but from the Mediterranean basin. #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #lindisfarnecollege #polyhouse #hastings #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #newzealand #ceropegiasandersonii #asclepidaceae #succulents #climbers #parachutes #umbrellas #patterning #camouflage attracting pollinators #christmaspride #ruelliamacrantha #acanthaceae #brazil #trumpets #bearsbreeches #acanthusmollis #spinybearsbreeches #acanthusspinosus Acanthaceae #mediterraneanbasin #spinyplants spines #selfprotection
Velvety & sumptuous: Bananas, begonia-du-jour & beguilement. Plenty of visual distraction in Dan Haliday's poly-house at Lindisfarne College (big fun): 1, 3, 4. Pink velvet bananas (Musa velutina, Musaceae, NE India (Assam). Perennial herb to 3m. Fruit plum-sized, edible but with hard seeds, like Canna. More just for fun. 2. A favourite rare night-flowering cactus (Selenicereus (syn. Mainiera, Epiphyllum) chrysocardium, Cactaceae, C. America) has huge fishing rod arched branches, fleshy winged phyllodes (stems, not leaves) and large white trumpet flowers with gold boss, just for one glorious night. A true monster. 5 - 7. Gorgeous sandpaper, suede or velvet- like Begonia venosa, Begoniaceae, was discovered on an island in the mouth of the Santos River, Brazil, 1898 by Mr. Th. Christy, named and published by Joseph Hooker. Who needs flowers, with all this going on? 8. Caracasana, tropical smoke bush, Caribbean copper bush, smoke tree / Mexican shrubby spurge (Euphorbia cotinifolia ssp. cotinoides, Euphorbiaceae, C & S. America) can get 13 - 19m tall. Kaboom 9. More 'normal' banana flower bud scales and young fruit (Musa sp. Perhaps banana (M. acuminata), mealy b./plantain (M. balbisiana). Rather a delicious prospect. Both Musaceae, from: (M.a.) Tanzania, tropical & subtropical Asia; and (M.b.) Sikkim to Papuasia. Asian salads featuring sliced banana bud scales and lime juice are a practical use of these bits. Yum yum... #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #lindisfarnecollege #hastings #hawkesbay Te ika o Maui = Maui's fish hook = ... #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #pinkvelvetbanana #musavelutina Musaceae NE #india #assam #nightfloweringcactus #selenicereuschrysocardium #mainierachrysocardium #epiphyllumchrsocardium Cactaceae C. America #epiphytes #rainforestsucculents #begoniavenosa Begoniaceae #santosriver #brazil #josephdaltonhooker #caracasana #tropicalsmokebush #caribbeancopperbush #mexicansmokespurge #euphorbiacotifolia Euphorbiaceae C America Caribbean #banana #musaacuminata #musabalbisiana Musaceae Africa to Asia & Papuasia
Wonderful IDS day at BORDE HILL GARDENS by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Stephenson Clarke who guided us through their house, gardens and wonderful trees with their hugely informative Head of Horticulture Mr Harry Baldwin. Brollys were the order of the day! 1. Liriodendron chinense 2. Meliosma beaniana 3. Acer palmatum Shirasawanum (japonicum) Aureum. 4. Emmenopterys henryi. 5. Largerstroemia indica 6. Betula nigra bark 7. Maackia amurensis. 8. Salix fargesii. 9. Pelican on loan from Sculpture by the Lakes Artist Simon Gudgeon. 10. House, rose garden and Mr Harry Baldwin. @sculpturebythelakes @moniquegudgeon @harry.baldwin_ @bordehillgarden • #internationaldendrologysociety • #bordehillgarden • #arboretum • #trees
Eucs, kahiks and wheki, i.e.: eucalypts (1, 2), kahikitea (3, 4) & wheki ponga (4, 5, 7)*, plus a few coastal redwoods (6+) rather take the breath away, with their dwarfing scale and stilling calm stature. * the observant will see a few slender trunked Cyathea sp. tree ferns, too... Holt Forest was well worth a diversion to see, and perhaps we could have stayed longer, and seen more. Quite a legacy. Also interesting to see (but sorry, failed to take good pics) were a stand of NZ kauri and a mixed exotic & native stand, with tanekaha or celery pine catching my eye. #mannagum #whitegum #eucalyptusviminalis #myrtaceae SE #australia #kahikitea #whitepine #dacrycarpusdacrydioides Podocarpaceae #aoteoroa #newzealand #whekiponga #dicksoniasquarrosa #dicksoniafibrosa Dicksoniaceae NZ #cyathea species #treeferns #newzealandkauri #agathisaustralis Araucariaceae Nn. NZ #tanekaha #celerypine #phyllocladustrichomanoides Podocarpaceae NZ #holtforest #tangoio #privatereserve #queenelizabeth2nationaltrust #privatelandconservation #internationaldendrologysociety #dendrology = study of trees #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook = N. Island
RHS Woody Plant Committee choice for Tree of the show Chelsea 2024. Chionanthus retusus. Delicate white scented flowers cover this plant creating a fringe effect and giving the plant its local name of Fringe Tree. It is always a pleasure to walk round the show gardens looking particularly at the trees chosen by designers. This year was no exception. If you had space for only one tree then this would be my choice. Alternatively a stand of several trees would be eye catching. I love the flowers but the leaves and general shape of the tree are elegant and in the autumn there is usually a good show of plum like fruit. #rhschelseaflowershow #rhschelsea2024 #internationaldendrologysociety
Holt's California dreaming: Some of us decamped in cars to visit Holt's Forest, a private reserve established by this family, in honour and memory of time spent working in N. America's western forests. Towering Douglas firs ('Oregon') greeted us (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinaceae, Wn. N. America (British Columbia S, through the coast to Sn. California, and the Rocky Mountains to Nn. Oaxaca, Mexico). 0 - 3000m above sea level. That's some range. They can reach 100m tall. Fine timber, too. Followed by immersion into coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens, Cupressaceae, Sn. Oregon and Californian coasts through to Monterey County. 0 - 3000m, in the fog belt, mixed with Oregon. They can reach 110m. Fine timber, again. #holtforest #tongoio #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #newzealand #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemvers2024tour #dendron = tree, #logos = study #douglasfir #oregon #pseudotsugamenziesii Pinaceae Wn. #northamerica #canada #britishcolumbia #unitedstatesofamerica #washingtonstate #oregon #california #mexico #oaxaca #daviddouglas #coastalredwood #sequoiasempervirens Cupressaceae Sn. Oregon California #sequoiatribe first nation #coastalforests #fogbelt #atmosphericmoisture #conifers timber trees #privatereserves
PPP: persimmons, Peumus, Pinus: or AAA: a mash up of Asians & Aztecs, in Aoteoroa. 1, 3, 5. Kaki or persimmon (Diospyros kaki, Ebenaceae, Asia) in rather splendid sun... 2, 4. Boldo (Peumus boldus, Monimiaceae, C. Chile, esp. In mountain ranges). Shrub to 20m tall tree, dioecious, edible fruit, bark in tanning and dying, puckered leaves used medicinally and for making a tea (aiding digestion). Has alkaloids like boldine... 6. Pinus patula, Pinaceae, medium-sized tree with beautiful soft, peeling ginger papery bark, 3, 4 and 5 long-needled clusters... and pointed, narrow cones. Mexico. 7. Fir (Abies sp., perhaps A. oaxacana, A. religiosa, or A.vejari, all hailing from Mexico. A few other fir species hail from Wn. USA and California, perhaps disregarding political borders and straying into Mexico, too. No Trump wall makes a diff. Consider. 8, 9. Views across 'Japan' into 'China'...in the arboretum, arranged by continent (-ish). 10. Guthrie-Smith's Tutira homestead... #kaki #persimmon #diospyroskaki #ebenaceae #ebony family #asia #fruitingtrees #boldo #peumusboldus #monimiaceae C. #chile #pinuspatula #pinaceae #mexico #abiesoaxacana #abiesreligiosa #abiesvejari #pinaceae #mexico #conifers #guthriesmitharboretum #williamherbertguthriesmith #arboretum #tutira #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
Burmese cherries & haws: Asia to Mexico in a pleasing climb... 1 - 7. Surpassing loveliness in pale rose pink (lilac, almost), seen as a haze from afar. Proved to be a grove of Burmese cherries in delicate blossom (Prunus cerasoides, Rosaceae, Wn. China, upper Burma). Hard to capture on film, against sharp blue sky. Plant hunter Frank Kingdom-Ward (of 'In search of the blue poppy' fame) introduced a form of this (P. c. var. rubea: rose pink, deeper in bud) to the UK in 1931. Both should be better known & grown, I suggest. 8. Climbing out of 'China' to a hilltop view from 'Mexico' (framed by long needled pines and oaks thence) east across Lake Tutira. A non-Mexican silver wattle (Acacia dealbata, Leguminosae, Oz) intruding on the view. 9, 10. Two loaded crab apples, of a species I'd not met & can scarcely find in books: Crataegus viridis. Fruit 2-3cm diameter: rich deep red. Simple glossy leaf, pointed tip. Origin? Presumably from Mexico, too. My first thought with such large fruit and dark, glossy, simple leaves was Lavalle's hybrid crab, C. x lavallei (or C. x l. 'Carrieri'), which is a cross of American C. crus-galli and Mexican C. stipulacea. But it seems there are plenty of others... #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #tutira #guthriesmitharboretum #williamherbertguthriesmith #arboretum #burmesecherry #prunuscerasoides Rosaceae Nn. #china Upper #burma #myanmar #frankkingdomward #planthunters #floweringcherries #autumnfloweringcherries #haws #hawthorn #crataegusviridis Rosaceae Origin = #Mexico? #lavalleshybridhawthorn #crataegusxlavallei #hybridisation #crataeguscrusgalli #unitedstatesofamerica x #crataegusstipulacea Mejico autumn fruits = harvest festival
Hues and signs (cf cries): Strolling the Guthrie-Smith arboretum... 1, 2. Spice bush (Lindera angustifolia, Lauraceae, China / SE Asia). Medicinal uses 3. Chinese quince (Chaenomeles (syn. Cydonia) cathayensis, Rosaceae, China has fat fruit in adundance this autumn. 4. Sign in why to grow trees. There are heaps of good reasons. Not known widely... 5. Swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum, Cupressaceae, SE United States of America) 6. Slips and holding hill topsoil: a constant issue on this Hawkes Bay IDS tour. 7, 8. Autumnal tints and glorious outlook over Lake Tutira. 9. Maki (Podocarpus macrophyllus, Podocarpaceae, SE Asia) in flush of ypung growth. Rubbery and soft to the touch. 10. Where plants hail from sign. Quite good signs at this arboretum... #internationalDendrologySociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #hawkesbay #tutira #guthriesmitharboretum #spicebush #linderangustifolia Lauraceae #laurelfamily #medicinaluses #china / SE #asia #chinesequince #chaenomelescathayensis #cydoniacathayensis Rosaceae #cathay China signs #publiceducation #interpretation #storytelling #swampcypress #taxodiumdistichum Cupressaceae SE #unitedstatesofamerica #deciduousconifers #slips #erosion #laketutira maki #podocarpusmacrophyllus Podocarpaceae Asia
Bees a buzzin', botanists a renamin'... As if these giant poached egg flowers weren't attraction enough, their pollen load is a bee magnet. It was bedlam in there! Now going by the less pretty name Polyspora longicarpa, I far prefer its older name, Gordonia longicarpa. It's in the tea family, Theaceae, with Camellia & Pyrenaria. Gordonia has been split off, now referring only to New World, i.e. American species, such as G. alatamaha (fmr. Franklinia) & G. lasianthus. Uh huh... I think taxonomists and DNA researchers publishing new plant names should first be made to study poetry, and word sounds. 'Polyspora' might mean many spores, which this might well have. But it sounds more like some industrial glue brand, to me. Ugh! And I assume Gordon was a plabt hunter of note In any case, beautiful flowers, a handsome upright firm & looks smart in a small grove. #guthriesmitharboretum #williamherbertguthriesmith #tutira #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #polysporalongicarpa #gordonialongicarpa #theaceae #asia #taxonomy #taxonomicrevsion #wingedseeds #oldworld #asia #gordonia #newworld #americas #pollen #bees #poachedeggs #grove #fastigiateform #upright
Carnelian in the carpark: Persimmon leaves & preamble. No fruit on this one (plenty seen, elsewhere on this tour) but glorious glowing carnelian orange & scarlet autumn colour (Diospyros kaki, Ebenaceae, Asia). Who needs fruit? Some history of Maori and paķeha (paleface: European) occupation & use of this district & land. Before & after William Herbert Guthrie-Smith came along. Among much else, he wrote a classic book, 'Tutira, the story of a New Zealand sheep station'. And since Guthrie-Smith, under a Trust's watch. Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides, in russet) and ahuahuete or Mexican swamp cypress (Taxodium muconatum, in lime green - gold) warming up their autumn cloaks before dropping. It seems tautological, deciduous conifers, but these are two, from China & America Latina. Ancient species, young specimens. #guthriesmitharboretum #tutira #williamherbertguthriesmith #queenelizabeth2nationaltrust #wildliferefuge #birdsanctuary #bushsanctuary #arboretum = collection of trees #kaki #persimmon #diospyroskaki Ebenaceae #ebony family #asia #carnelian orange #scarlet #autumn colour #dawnredwood #metasequoiaglyptostroboides Cupressaceae China #ahuahuete #mexicanswampcypress #taxodiummuceonatum Cupressaceae #mejico #mexico #deciduousconifers #primitiveplants #livingfossils #internationalDendrologySociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook = N. Island
Off to Tutira: Up & down some considerable elevation switches to climb through gorge country to Guthrie-Smith, Tutira. Legacy of William Herbert Guthrie-Smith, author, naturalist (here he is, with kereru / native pigeon on shoulder, (4)) and farmer... Via his daughter, Barbara Absolom's philanthropy, and a charitable trust. It's run as part bush & bird sanctuary, part multi-use arboretum, part environmental education centre, where schoolkids & groups can stay. Arboretum curator George Christison welcomed us and trustee and long supporter Chris Ryan gave us a tour. Plenty to enjoy and take in, with geographic groupings of trees and shrubs, some aged, others young and just getting going. #williamherbertguthriesmith #tutira #hawkesbay #aoteoroa #newzealand #barbaraabsolom #charitabletrust #guthriesmithtutira #guthriesmitharboretum #birdsanctuary #bushsanctuary #thehanger #queenelizabeth2nationaltrust #hillcountryfarm #erosioncontrol #treeplanting #revegetation #habitatreplenishment #environmentaleducationcentre #schoolgroupvisits #orienteering #environmentalism #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
In Poland to look at the trees but there were other wonderful things to see as well… so many churches as you might expect but this one was delightful. Krakow, to the south, is a beautiful part of Poland with the restored Czartoryski Museum crammed with fascinating subjects of interest. We had seen indigenous Convallaria major growing in the woods but good to see it so beautifully recorded (with Campanula persicifolia probably) in this painting from the 1500’s. There was also a small and very beautiful portrait of Carl Linnaeus. #idspoland2024 #internationaldendrologysocietymemberstour #internationaldendrologysociety
California, cherries, checkerboard (timber), caudate, canopy emergents (& alliteration) Farewell glances to Gwavas Station: so nice to have a long, slow, relaxed look at it. And there is plenty to take in, at that. Choice! 1, 3. Huge shelter belt of Monterey cypresses (Cupressus (syn. Hesperocyparis) macrocarpa, Cupressaceae, California) with trunk buttresseing or fluting evident. Succession planning for next generation shelterbelts, and of what, is a live issue considered, here. 2, 4 - 7. Flowering cherries (Prunus x serrulata cultivars, Rosaceae, garden origin) colouring up autumnally, with a lofty, mature Southern silky oak or silky oak (Grevillea robusta, Proteaceae, En. Australia) towering above. Silky oak timber is like rewarewa (Knightia excelsa, Proteaceae, NZ): pale cream, flecked with ginger spots or dashes, like some handsome pheasant's feathers, or a chequerboard. It was highly fashionable in Edwardian / Federation era (1880-1920) interiors. Panelling, furniture, objèts d'art. I recall in a former job assessing a string of customs houses and post offices through Queensland, lined with silky oak. Yum yum. 8, 9. Maple (Acer caudatifolium, Aceraceae). Not sure if this is a different species (can't find it in books) from A. caudatum (C. China, En. Himalayas, Nn. Burma). Lovely emerald bark, in any case... it seems A.caudatifolium is aka A.kawakami. 10. Puahunui Bush on Gwavas' skyline, punctuated by canopy emergent podocarps: huge old totara, matai and kahikitea. What a joy and privelege to visit and meet these. #internationaldendrologysociety #dendron = tree, logos = study #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aotearoa #newzealand #tikokino #gwavassstation #puahunuibush #montereycypress #macrocarpa #hesperocyparismacrocarpa #cupressusmacrocarpa Cupressaceae #california shelterbelts #successionplanning = what next ? #floweringcherries #prunusxserrulata cultivars Rosaceae #gardenorigin #southernsilkyoak #silkyoak #grevillearobusta Proteaceae En. #australia decorative timber #rewarewa #nativehoneysuckle #knightiaexcelsa Proteaceae NZ #acercaudatifolium #acerkawakami Aceraceae #drylowlandpodocarpforest
Rank over-excitement: Leading to slipshod identification (or none): 1 - 3. So taken with this silken bark was I, that I neglected to record what it was off (ouch). Never mind: isn't it luscious? 4. Buttery autumn carpet of perhaps Norway maple (Acer platanoides, Aceraceae, Europe, Caucasus). Scrunch... 5, 6. Beautiful thug (Itoa orientalis, Salicaceae (fmr. Flacourtiaceae), Sn. China (Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan) has plenty of vigour, leaves to 40cm long, a tree to 15m (rapidly) and seems a potential weed (winged seeds from large follicle 'pods', air-borne). One other, Indonesian species... Most interestingly, the Carlyon family also have one (a mere 8m tall, against a wall) at Tregehan, their Cornish estate. Cf here, 12m I first met this at Bob Cherry's Paradise garden / arboretum, in Kulnura, CE NSW. 7. Rehderodendron kwantungensis, Styracaceae, SW China. 1 of 5 species from Burma, W & S China and Vietnam. 8, 10. This time bark cf leaves (see a previous post) of Pterostyrax psilophyllus (syn. P. cavalleriei), Styracaceae, SW China (Wn. Guangxi, Guizhou, SW Hubei, En. Sichuan, NE Yunnan)). Tree to 15m. One of 4 species, 2 being from China. 9. Outsized basal sprout leaves of oak relative (some are called berangan or Indian chestnuts) (Castanopsis (syn. Quercus) delavayi, Fagaceae, SW Guizhou, SW Sichuan, Yunnan, Guandong: Sn. China). Tree to 20m, mixed forest 1500 - 2800m above sea level. Felix Delavay was a 19th French missionary & plant hunter in China. His name bobs up regularly, e.g. Incarvillea delavayi, Primula delavayi... #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #gwavassstation #tikokino #arboretum #ornamentalbark #norwaymaple #acerplatanoides Aceraceae #europe #caucasus #itoaorientalis #salicaceae SW #china #bobcherry #paradise #rehderodendronkwantungensis Styracaceae SW China #pterostyraxpsilophyllus Styracaceae SW China #berangan #castanopsisdelavayi #quercusdelavayi Fagaceae SW China #felixdelavay #frenchmissionary #planthunters
Fur, lobes & racemes: Delight after delight on view: all Chinese, noseying around paths in Gwavas Station arboretum. Thanks to active family travels and plant introductions over generations, there are plenty of plants new to me, growing here... 1 - 4. Magnolia kwangtungensis ((syn. M. / Manglietia moto), Magnoliaceae, Fujian, Guandong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan: Sn., C. China) has richly ginger indumentum on stems, buds & under leaves. Who needs flowers, anyway? A tree to 20m, and withstands up to -18 degree frosts. 5. Fruit cage (keeping birds off) & glasshouse. One of a few. 6 - 7. Oddly lobed leaves of Pterostyrax psilophyllus ((syn. P. cavaleriei) 'Laveillei', Styracaceae, Wn. Guangxi, Guizhou, SW Hubei, En. Sichuan, NE Yunnan: China). Tree to 15m, rarest of the three cultivated most. 8. Long racemes on gooseberry relative, the shrub Itea ilicifolia (Grossulariaceae, C. China) introduced into the west by Augustine Henry, before 1895. 9, 10. I may have the spelling wrong, but the label said Heynea (syn. Trichilia) trijuga, Meliaceae, one of two species from India to S. China. Bark used medicinally. Interesting. #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #aoteoroa #newzealand #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #hawkesbay #tikokino #gwavasstation #magnolikwangtungensis #manglietiamoto Magnoliaceae C & Sn. #china #floweringtrees #fruitcage #glasshouse #pterostyraxpsilophyllusleveillei Styracaceae China #iteailicifolia #grossulariaceae #gooseberry family C. China #shrubs #heyneatrijuga #trichilatrijuga Meliaceae Sn. China #medicinalplants #bark
Rare holly, plums & raspberries Discoveries wandering the arboretum at Gwavas Station (no shortage, here)... 1, 2. Summer house / gazebo on stumps, moved while tree pruningwork is done, above its normal spot. Going back, after. 3 - 5. Large leaved holly (Ilex perado var. (/ssp.?) platyphylla, from the Laurisilva / laurel forests of the Canary Islands. Last seen in Nn. Tasmania (in Brickendon, near Longford's luscious shrubberies). 6, 7. Plum yew in abundant fruit (Cephalotaxus harringtoniana, Taxaceae, SE Asia / China). Not its more common fastigiate form, but looser, draping species. 8. Giant lilies going to seed (Cardiocrinum giganteum, Liliaceae, Himalayas). Yum yum. Yes, it's a weed in the Dandenongs, and likely Blue Mountains. Fine problem to have. 9. Edge of huge raspberry cage, and an enormous holly / holm / evergreen oak (Quercus ilex, Fagaceae, Mediterranean). White and red cultivars cropped for over 100 years here. I forget cultivar names, just now. 10. Almost as tall a nearby pecan (Carya illinoiensis, Juglandaceae, USA) soaring over us and dwarfing cherries below it. #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #aoteoroa #newzealand #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #hawkesbay #tikokino #gwavasstation #summerhouse #gazebo #ilexperadovarplatyphylla #canaryislands #laurisilva #laurelforests #plumyew #cephalotaxusharringtoniana Taxaceae SE #asia #china giant Himalayan #lilies #cardiocrinumgiganteum Liliaceae #himalayas #raspberries #rubusxidaeus cultivars Raspberry cages #birds #hollyoak #holmoak #evergreenoak #quercusilex Fagaceae #mediterranean
We are in Poland, up by the Belarus border where we are walking in the beautiful ancient Bialowieza Forest. No bison were seen but instead wonderful veteran trees, plenty of interesting birds and an outstanding ground cover layer with two plants of many plants I know and love, Asarum europaeum and Mianthemum bifolium. It is a great pleasure to see these growing in the wild in dappled shade in this ancient forest. #internationaldendrologysocietymemberstour #internationaldendrologysociety #idspoland2024
China, Caucasus, California... meeting of continents in Gwavas Station arboretum. Neck craning to see tops of towering conifers. Ground level delights of a smaller scale. Great neck & spine stretch exercise. 1, 2. jumbo leaved, red stemmed poplar (Populus jacquemontiana 'Glauca', Salicaceae, En. Himalayas) leaves bigger than hands, to 17cm. Bronze when young. 3 - 5. Exquisite flaking bark on paperbark maple (Acer griseum, Aceraceae, C. China) introduced to the west in 1901 by EH Wilson Wandering somewhat dazed, in awe... 8. Silhouette might be a Caucasian fir (Abies nordmanniana, Pinaceae, W. Caucasus) (?) Plenty of soaring Douglas firs or 'Oregon' (Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinaceae, Nn. California, Oregon, Washington state, Wn. USA & British Columbia, Wn. Canada). Discovered by Scot Archibald Menzies in 1792 and introduced to the west by David Douglas in 1827. A major forestry species. #internationalDendrologySociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #aoteoroa #newzealand #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #hawkesbay #tikokino #gwavasstation #arboretum #populusjacquemontianaglauca #salicaceae En. #himalayas #hugeleaves #paperbarkmaple #acergriseum Aceraceae C. #china #ornamentalbark #caucasianfir #abiesnordmanniana Pinaceae Wn. #caucasus #douglasfir #oregon (timber) #pseudtsugamenziesii Pinaceae Nn. #california #oregon #washingtonstate #unitedstatesofamerica #britishcolumbia #canada #forestry timber milling
Stabbed, sawn, softened: yin and yang at play in an arboretum... 1. Anchor plant (Colletia cruciata (syn. C. paradoxa) ex Chile, earns 'personal space). As does (2) Puya sp. (Most likely peacock blue fliwered P. berteroniana, also ex Chile. 3 - 5. is pretty new eto me: Sinojackia xylocarpa, from China, with odd claw fruits. 6. a delicate shell pink autumn camellia (C. sinensis, Theaceae, SE Asia) quietly glows 7. Lichens encrust and apholster an outdoor seat, doubling as a piece of sculpture. 8 - 10. No acorns to cap off proof, but leathery leaves and fissuring grey bark (once you can take your eyes off a luscious bracket fungus)... suggest a very tall, narrow holm / holly or evergreen oak (Quercus ilex, Fagaceae, Mediterranean). Mysterious, but also modest x cf another huge one across the lawn (coming...) #anchorplant #colletiacruciata #colletiaparadoxa #chile #thorns #puyaberteroniana Chile #sinojacckiaxylocarpa #china #horns #autumncamellia #camelliasasanqua Theaceae SE #asia #petals #lichen #frondose #bracketfungus #plates #holmoak #hollyoak #evergreenoak #quercusilex Fagaceae #mediterranean #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #hawkesbay #tikokino #gwavasstation
Scent, hair or bark? Too many rhododendrons / never enough? An apprenticeship with Duncan & Davies, then the largest export nursery in the Southern hemisphere, specialising in rhododendrons (rhodos = rose, dendron = tree: Greek) cured me of this genus, except if they are scented, hairy or have good bark. These two qualify for the last criterion, and the first is also creamily, richly scented... Gwavas along with Tregehan (Cornwall), have seen the Carylon family long dabbling with hybridising rhododendrons. It surprised me to see so many looking pretty spry even in long term, dry warm conditions, here... 1 - 8. Rhododendron nuttallii* x R.lindleyi^ with magnificent flaking papery bark, and 9 - 10. I couldn't find a label, but leaves like R. chrysomanicum (sulphur yellow blooms). *NE India, NW Yunnan, SE Tibet. Introduced to the west in 1850. 13cm or so trumpets, yellow /white, flushed yellow, highly scented Thomas Nuttall was a self-taught Yorkshire botanist fascinated with American flora, spending most of his life there, with one blip, during the US/UK wars. ^John Lindley, son of a Norwich nurseryman, worked for the Horticultural Society of London (later, Royal Hort. Soc.) as administrator, botanist, shows organiser, editor and head of examinations. And Professor of Botany at University College, London, & Chelsea Physic Garden. Founding editor of weekly, 'The Gardener's Chronicle'... Two chaps worth remembering with species & / hybrid rhododendron names. Oh, and lovely bark. Come back in spring! #gwavasstation #tikokino #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #hybridisation #planthybridising #rhododendron #hybridrhododendron #rhododendronbark #scentedrhododendrons #rhododendronnuttallii #thomasnuttall #planthunter #unitedstatesofamerica #rhododendronlidleyi #johnlindley #polymath #horticulturalsociettoflondon #royalhorticulturalsociety #chelseaphysicgarden #universitycollegelondon #thegardenerschronicle #rhododendronchrysomanicum #ericaceae #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemberstour
Not IDS' first: Local cows check us strange tree-staring people out (odd stock in our paddock...), near the site and garden of the first homestead on Gwavas station (well- shrouded in garden, now). Tantalising. 6. Magnificent Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica, Pinaceae, Morocco, Algeria) near the 'new' homestead (6) with its rich, ginger totara panelling inside (7) 8. IDS plaque from a previous visit. Not their first time, here, but it certainly was mine... 9, 10. Oblong fruit of Chinese or false quince (Cydonia (syn. Pseudocydonia) sinensis, Rosaceae, with characteristic flaking bark. Hot pink flowers and fragrant, if less tart fruit than C. oblonga. Better autumn colour and way better bark. Just warming up... #angus #cattle #gwavasstation #tikokino #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #atlascedar #cedrusatantica #pinaceae #maghreb #morocco #algeria #atlasmountains #conifers #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemberstour #plaques #coign #quince #falsequince #chinesequince #cydoniasinensis #pseudocydoniadinensis #rosaceae #ornamentalbark #autumncolour
Protea & podocarp love-in: Details at forest floor of some lofty giants. 1, 2. Rewarewa or native honeysuckle tree (Knightia excelsa, Proteaceae, N. Island to Marlborough Sounds). Jeuvenile leaves to 30cm long, adult 10 - 15. One of only two NZ members of the Gondwanic Protea family. You'll just have to google its russet-crimson flowers, and imagine the speckled timber. 4. Under the giant old kahikitea or white pine I spied from afar, emerging from the canopy (Dacrycarpus (syn. Podocarpus) dacrydioides, Podocarpaceae). NZ's tallest tree (66.5m), it proved no good for ships' masts, as Captain Cook had hoped. Much milled for butter boxes, and farm clearances 5 - 7. Matai or black pine (Prumnopitys taxifolia, Podocarpaceae, N., S. & Stewart Islands). Its shingley, flaking plated bark is notable and beautiful, in its quiet way. 8 - 10. More mighty lowland totara or brown pine (Podocarpus totara, Podocarpaceae, N., S. & Stewart Islands). Maori war canoes and whare beams were made of this. As was Gwavas' 1891 honestead (coming up). #rewarewa #newzealandhoneysuckletree #knightiaexcelsa Proteaceae #teikaomaui #northisland to #tewaipounamu Nn. #southisland #marlboroughsounds #kahikitea #whitepine #dacrycarpusdacrydioides #podocarpusdacrydioides #podocarpaceae #matai #blackpine #prumnopitystaxifolia #podocarpusspicatus Podocarpaceae #lowlandtotara #totara #brownpine #newzealandyew (to Brits) #podocarpustotara Podocarpaceae #gondwanicplants #aoteoroa #newzealand #puahanuibush #awahohonuforesttrust #gwavasstation #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemberstour
Round the totara: never mind ragged rocks and rings of roses, dendrologists measuring totara girth get to it with rapid ease and focus... Lowland totara or brown pine (Podocarpus totara, Podocarpaceae, NZ). Jolly large, suffice to say. 7, young and 8 (rear, tall) mature kahikitea or white pine (Dacrycarpus (syn. Podocarpus) dacrydioides, Podocarpaceae, lowland NZ), miles away from a swamp or creek bank. Clear indication of climate change, that what now is dry ridgeline was once moister - damp ground, and climate... Consider. 9, 10. Totara races off another tree, perhaps a tawa (Beilschmedia tawa): I didn't check. Or (noting its large leaves) a rewarewa (Knightia excelsa, Proteaceae). I wonder which will outlast the other? #gwavasstation #puahanuiforest #awahohonuforesttrust #drylowlandpodocarpforest #privatelandconservation #departmentofconservationprotection #lowlandtotara #totara #brownpine #newzealandyew (to Brits) #podocarpustotara Podocarpaceae #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook C. #northisland #tewaipounamu = greenstone land #southisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #kahikitea #whitepine #dacrycarpusdacrydioides #podocarpusdacrydioides Podocarpaceae Lowland New Zealand #rewarewa #knightiaexcelsa Proteaceae #tawa #beilschmediatawa Lauraceae N. Island & Nn. S. Island to #kaikoura & #goldenbay #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
Feet of ancients: Stuart Gibson welcomes us and explains predator (rabbit, fix, stoat, deer, goat) proof fencing and weed (honeysuckle, ivy = worst) control measures to protect and help sustain (healthy regeneration, ground level) Puahanui Bush, for the Awahohonu Forest Trust. 132 hectares of precious dry lowland podocarp forest, miraculously retained... And we start to meet giant, ancient matai or black pine (Prumnopitys (syn. Podocarps) taxifolia, Podocarpaceae, C. N. Island & S. Island, NZ) well over 600 years old. A sign explains one, from c1375 seedling until it fell (2019), with a helpful timeline of parallel Western world events. Consider. 7, 9 & 10 are equally old lowland totara or brown pine (Podocarpus totara, found (very rarely, at this scale) throughout NZ & Stewart Island). Gob smacking & stilling... #gwavasstation #puahanuibush #awahohonuforesttrust #privatelandconservation #departmentofconservationprotection #verminprooffence #predatorprotection weed control #understoreyregeneration #edgemanagement seedlings #shrublayer #groundlayer #habitatrestoration #drylowlandpodocarpforest #matai #blackpine #yewleavedpodocarp #prumnopitystaxifolia #podocarpustaxifolia Podocarpaceae #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook C #northisland #tewaipounamu = greenstone land #southisland lowland totara #totara #brownpine #podocarpustotara Podocarpaceae #aoteoroa #newzealand including #stewartisland #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmembers2024tour
Coigns (quinces), camellias, cobbles: A few delights close to Gwavas Station homestead, catch the autumnal eye... Atalanta & the golden apples of Cydon. 1. Cathay or Chinese quince (Cydonia (syn. Chaenomeles) cathayensis (syn. C. lagenaria var. wilsonii), Rosaceae, C. China has fierce thorns and ovoid to pointed, large fragrant fruit. Less sharply tasty than C. oblonga, but rather more ornamental. 2 - 6. Hot pink and apple blossom blush toned autumn camellias of significant height (8 - 10m tall) in full bloom (Camellia sasanqua, Theaceae, China). Quiet kaboom. 7, 8. Rare climber red wings or mariposa (Heteropterys (syn. Apotocarpus) angustifolia, Malpighiaceae, NW Argentina, S. Brazil, Pataguay) has small yellow flowers, then long lasting, ever reddening winged seeds (samaras). I've only seen it twice in Sydney (one at the botanic garden, no less) yet here it is on the side verandah of Gwavas, smouldering... No surprise really, as the Carlyon family are renowned woodland style gardeners, here (Gwavas is Cornish for 'your winter dwelling or permanent steading'... & at Tregehan, Cornwall, family home for some 500 years. Rhododendron hybrid breeding is a sport / lucrative pastime in both abodes / domains. And a lovely river stone and moss paved courtyard behind the homestead. Konnichiwa! #cathayquince #chinesequince #cydoniacathayensis #cydonialagenariavarwilsonii Rosaceae C #china #autumncamellia #sasanquacamellia #camelliasasanqua cultivars Theaceae China #redwings #mariposa #heteropterysangustifolia Malpighiaceae NW #argentina #paraguay S #brazil #climbers #trepadoras #samaras #riverstonepaving #greywacke #moss #courtyard #serviceyard #gwavasstation #winterdwelling #permanentsteading #tregehan #cornwall #carylonfamily #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandmemberstour2024
Bareness & density: Of vegetation, that is. Spot the difference. & ponder the interconnected consequences. Quote for the day? (It's) 'As dry as a chip'* Journeying through lowland plains ravaged by cyclone-led flooding (postponing this tour thrice over 3 years) I was struck by the absolutely bare catchment hills: no bush, scant erosion control tree plantings, all but no regeneration planting. Little to slow any excess stormwater runoff, for instance. Recipe for trouble? I think so... Sharply contrasting are the 132 hectares of remnant (virgin) native bush (Puahanui Bush) on Gwavas Station. Possibly the most significant piece of dry lowland podocarp forest left in (largely cleared) New Zealand. Not milled, but retained, by the Carlyon and Hudson families (Major George Gwavas Carlyon took up this station in 1858. Who could afford to keep it. At peak, it was 30,000 acres. 3000 were left, in 2012, when sold to the Te Awahohonu Forest Trust. You can see this bush from afar, such is the contrast with bare, spare hills and paddocks And lucky us, going there. We got to tour house, garden, and bush. With such generous hosts. Perhaps pleased to meet other serious tree lovers. 6. Red oaks (Quercus rubra, Fagaceae, USA) line the lower drive). 8, 10. 1890 homestead. Built of totara / brown pine (Podocarpus totara, Podocarpaceae, milled on the property) 9. Big silky oak (Grevillea robusta, Proteaceae, Eastern Australia). & lovely tall Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica, Pinaceae, Morocco, Algeria) majestic beside the house. Big thanks to *Stuart Gibson, Phyllida Carlyon & NZ IDS tour organisers, Dan & Monique Haliday. A major treat, gratefully lapped up. #hawkesbay #teikaomaui = Maui's fish hook #northisland #aoteoroa #newzealand #tikokino #gwavasstation #carlyonfamily #hudsonfamily #puahanuibush #teawahohonuforesttrust #drylowlandpodocarpforest #privatelandconservation #departmentofconservationprotection #farming #clearing #deforestation #timbermilling #erosion #runoff #stormwaterrunoff #storms #cyclones #flooding #floodplains #wetlands #swamps #drainingwetlands draining swamps too much water #internationaldendrologysociety #newzealandidsmemberstour2024
Meeting some of the splendid old trees in the grounds of Lindisfarne College on day three of the IDS New Zealand visit to Napier. #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand #trees
An opportunity to buy some interesting plants to take home (except for the Australians). Day three of the IDS New Zealand weekend in Napier started with a visit to a member’s nursery. #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand #trees
Banksia integrifolia with a bumble bee visitor. That’s something you wouldn’t see at home in Western Victoria. #bumblebee #banksiaintegrifolia #idsnewzealand #internationaldendrologysociety
Pseudocydonia and Chaenomeles. #autumnfruits #quinces #pseudocydoniasinensis #chaenomelescathayensis #chaenomelesjaponica #rosaceae @gwavasgarden #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand
Leafy and peaceful. The little family graveyard at Gwavas historic house and garden near Napier, New Zealand. #graveyard #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand
Getting some inspiration for our Arboretum redevelopment on a guided walk around the Guthrie Smith Arboretum with Chris Ryan. Day two of the New Zealand IDS Napier tour. #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand #guthriesmitharboretum #trees
On the ground. A day of trees at historic Gwavas garden and arboretum. #leaflitter #leaves #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand
Talking trees at Tikokino at the IDS New Zealand visit to Napier. #trees @gwavasgarden #internationaldendrologysociety #idsnewzealand
Hydrangea sikokiana got a little bit slated in Maurice fosters new book ( which is lovely) but I like it ! A Paris sp which comes back every year but never increases #hydrangea #hydrangeasikokiana #paris #woodlandplants #woodyplants #hydrangeaceae #internationaldendrologysociety
The first day was the day of our journey to Bristol. We traveled to Poznan by train from Warsaw, and then took a plane from Poznan to Bristol. Unfortunately, we had a one-hour delay in Poznan. In Bristol, we rented a car and drove to Flax Burton. Today (the second day of our holiday), it was raining in the morning. We had a delicious English breakfast made by Ann, our lovely host. After 10 AM, the weather cleared up and we decided to visit Ashton Hill Woodland for a walk and to see the old yew trees and giant redwoods. #holiday #ashleyhillwoods #dendrology #internationaldendrologysociety #englishbreakfast #sequidendrongiganteum #taxusbaccata #bluebellseason
Aucuba species in my garden.Has been hardy.in quite deep shade ..any ideas anyone ? #aucuba #aucubaspecies #treesandshrubs #woodyplant #internationaldendrologysociety
This is one of the earliest x brooklynensis hybrids 'Evamaria' , a lovely thing, reminding me of when I first hoisted this group in, meeting 'Woodsman' on another spectacular #internationaldendrologysociety #idsstudydays weekend in Nantes some years ago. Indeed I see my photo of #magnoliaxbrooklynensiswoodsman graces the description on #idstreesandshrubsonline - look them up!
Today’s new photos from Warsaw: 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 L. 'President Poincaré’ (D-VI, Lemoine 1913) Enjoy 😊 @ids.dendrology #internationaldendrologysociety #présidentpoincaré #syringa #syringavulgaris #dendrology #nails #lilac
Today’s new photos from Warsaw: 𝘚𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 L. 'President Poincaré’ (D-VI, Lemoine 1913) Enjoy 😊 @ids.dendrology #internationaldendrologysociety #présidentpoincaré #syringa #syringavulgaris #dendrology #nails #lilac
#prunusmahaleb #mahalebcherry #wiśniawonna #rosaceae #dendrologia #dendrology #plantsofinstagram #internationaldendrologysociety #polskietowarzystwodendrologiczne
1&2 Magnolia 'Old Port' 3&4 Magnolia 'Heaven Scent' #magnolia #magnoliaceae #internationaldendrologysociety #polskietowarzystwodendrologiczne #dendrologia #dendrology #treesoninstagram
A few of the other woody interests at #arboretumwespelaar seen on tour with the #internationaldendrologysociety 1. Corylus fargesii 2. Litsea moupinensis var szechuanica 3. Menziesia ciliicalyx 4. Cornus Florida ‘Cherokee chief’ 5. Stewartia psuedocamellia 6. Helesia Diptera var monticola ‘Arnold pink’ 7. Illicium floridanum ‘Halley’s comet’ 8. Daphniphyllum macropodum
Complimenting the woody plants of Wespelaar are exemplary understorey plantings, masterminded by @christophecrock, and it would be remiss not to mention this aspect of the garden. As well as bold, effective groundcovering perennials, there are many treasures - and even these are often in enviable masses. 1) Glaucidium palmatum 2 & 3) extraordinary clumps of Podophyllum versipelle 4) Trillium sulcatum 5) Paeonia mlokosewitschii 6) understorey planting 7) Arisaema sikokianum and Fritillaria pontica 8) Smyrnium perfoliatum in an incredible extent of Disporum sessile 'Variegatum' 9) Anemonoides nemorosa 'Vestal' intertwined with golden Hakonechloa - such a great combination 10) bold planting @arboretumwespelaar #perennials #woodlandplants #rareplants #arisaema #plantsmanship #internationaldendrologysociety #idsstudydays @ids.dendrology
A few more fine woody plants @arboretumwespelaar and adjacent gardens, together making up an incredible collection. 1) Paulownia 'Purple Splendour' with Quercus rubra Aurea Group behind it 2) Betula kweichowensis (formerly B. insignis) whose abundant long catkins make it very showy 3) Acer diabolicum flowers 4) Wisteria sinensis 'Jako' 5) young female cones of Picea likiangensis 6) Magnolia 'Flamingo' - it was a Magnolia meeting after all 7) Rhododendron benhallii (formerly Menziesia ciliicalyx) 8) the sumptuous Rhododendron sinofalconeri 9) young shoots of Tilia endochrysea 10) Cornus nuttallii 'Portlemouth' #woodyplant #floweringtrees #idsstudydays #internationaldendrologysociety
Wonderful day at Wespelaar yesterday looking at magnolias and much else. This is M laevifolia x maudiae and I'm thrilled to find some seeds from the very same plant in my goody bag! Wish me luck. @johnmgrimshaw and @sven_bron and probably others have already posted in more detail with many of the magnolias I'd have highlighted, we are lucky to be with a knowledgeable group of members and it makes visiting such a tree collection even more special #idsstudydays #internationaldendrologysociety
A fabulous day at the IDS Magnolia Study Weekend @arboretumwespelaar - bright, warm sunshine, lots of congenial company, and one of the world's greatest gardens in its finest spring glory. I could post for weeks! But the mild, frost-free spring has put paid to most of the magnolias, so there are only a comparative few still in good flower - here's a selection. 1) 'Daybreak' 2) Magnolia acuminata 'Seiju' at its 'bluest' moment 3) 'Green Snow' with very droopy petals 4) 'Winelight', which is also deliciously fragrant 5) 'Sulphur Cockatoo' 6) M. maudiae × M. laevifolia 7 & 8) M. laevifolia 'Summer Snowflake' 9) 'Eva Maria' 10) 'Daphne' shining bright, named for the lady of the house. @ids.dendrology @ids.treesandshrubsonline #arboretumwespelaar #belgium #Magnolia #internationaldendrologysociety
Spring @arboretumkalmthout with Prunus, Magnolia and Malus flowering at the same time and beautiful unfurling leaves in vibrant colours #dendrology #botanicalgarden #treesofinstagram #arboretumkalmthout #treeidentification #arboretum #landscapearchitecture #plantingdesign #landschaftsarchitektur #trees #flowers #idsdendrology #nederlandsedendrologischevereniging #internationaldendrologysociety #gardenarchitecture #gardendesign #gardens #tuinen #tuinarchitectuur
Beautiful yellow Magnolia growing in a private garden in #nasielsk. Any ideas as to the cultivar name would be gratefully received. #magnolia #magnoliaceae #treesofinstagram🌳 #dendrology #dendrologia #yellowmagnolia #yellowmagnolias #polskietowarzystwodendrologiczne #internationaldendrologysociety
It's that time of year when the plant world springs into action. This sorbus alnifolia, also called alder-leafed whitebeam is in full showoff mode. #arboretum #dendrology #internationaldendrologysociety #kewgardens #treecollection #treesandshrubsonline #trees #spring
magnolia pośrednia (𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 ×𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙖 Soul. -Bod. 'Etiene Soulange-Bodin'), eng. saucer magnolia This is a hybrid beetwen 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 Desr. and 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 Desr. (1820 r., Formont near Paris, France) Explorer, performer (selector): French biologist botanist, army officer Etienne Soulange-Bodin (1774–1846). #magnolia #magnoliaxsoulangeana #dendrology #spring #naturephotography #internationaldendrologysociety @pan.ogrod.botaniczny @ids.treesandshrubsonline
Zelkova in all its different forms together in Kew. 1. Zelkova serrata, Zelkova carpinifolia and Zelkova sonics in a row 2. Zelkova carpinifolia, from the Caucasus and much more seen in the UK than in Europe, probably due to historical connection between Iran and UK 3. Zelkova abelicea, natural occurring at Crete and an ancient remnant of this once widespread genus 4.Zelkova schneideriana with its remarkable bark #zelkova #zelkovaparvifolia #Zelkovaserrata #zelkovasinica #zelkovascheineideriana #zelkovaabelicea #dendrology #botanicalgarden #treesofinstagram #treenursery #baumschule #boomkwekerij #boomkwekerijebben #ebbentrees #ebbentreenursery #treeidentification #arboretum #landscapearchitecture #plantingdesign #landschaftsarchitektur #trees #idsdendrology #nederlandsedendrologischevereniging #internationaldendrologysociety #gardenarchitecture #gardendesign #gardens #tuinen #tuinarchitectuur
Celtis sinensis as a characteristic multistem @kewgardens. Some trees have a great habit and grab your attention, even without showy flowed at this time of the year. Great tree for future urban environments! #celtissinensis #dendrology #botanicalgarden #treesofinstagram #treenursery #baumschule #boomkwekerij #boomkwekerijebben #ebbentrees #ebbentreenursery #treeidentification #arboretum #landscapearchitecture #plantingdesign #landschaftsarchitektur #trees #flowers #idsdendrology #nederlandsedendrologischevereniging #internationaldendrologysociety #gardenarchitecture #gardendesign #gardens #tuinen #tuinarchitectuur
Wonderful Acer opalus @kewgardens with its bright yellow flowers was shining on this dull day. The yellow halo formed by the big flowers (for an acer), was remarkable from a huge distance! And very drought resistant as well, so great for a changing climate. #aceropalus #dendrology #botanicalgarden #treesofinstagram #treenursery #baumschule #boomkwekerij #boomkwekerijebben #ebbentrees #ebbentreenursery #treeidentification #arboretum #landscapearchitecture #plantingdesign #landschaftsarchitektur #trees #flowers #idsdendrology #nederlandsedendrologischevereniging #internationaldendrologysociety #gardenarchitecture #gardendesign #gardens #tuinen #tuinarchitectuur.
We've just published completely new text for Sequoia and Sequoiadendron on www.treesandshrubsonline.org! Written by Tom Christian @tchristian0187 it explores the ecology, natural history and horticultural stories of these magnificent Californian trees. Even if you think you know all about them we're sure you'll be surprised by new information. The image here is of the General Sherman Tree, a Sequoiadendron, the largest living tree by volume, taken by @john.nix_ #internationaldendrologysociety #treesandshrubsonline #sequoia #Sequoiadendron #redwood #coastalredwood #giantredwoods @ids.dendrology
Campsis radicans #campsisradicans #botany #hungary #dendrology #science #shrubs #greenfoliage #internationaldendrologysociety
Can anyone please help identify this Hamamelis cultivar? @brammeloo @abrahamrammeloo #hamamelis #hamamelidaceae #witchhazel #oczar #hamamelisxintermedia #internationaldendrologysociety #polskietowarzystwodendrologiczne #treesoninstagram #lostlabel #favouritetree #winterflowering
The amazing bark of Polylepis australis from Central Argentina. The bark looks like sheets of fila pastry flaking off the main trunk and branches. A beautiful small tree for the garden. Read about it on the IDS Trees and Shrubs Online (TSO). #polylepis #polylepisaustralis #treebark #internationaldendrologysociety #treesandshrubsonline #rhs #rhswisleygardens #rhswisley #smalltree
What a remarkable #opusmagnum by Bernd Schulz. I treated myself just as winter is drawing to a close, typical! Leafing through it just shows how little one knows ..... Thank you @tony_kirkham_trees and #kewgardens for arranging the English edition. I was lucky enough to see #berntschulz exhibition at the #polishdendrologysociety conference in Warsaw in 2014 #dendrologia #dendrology #trees #shrubs #treesinwinter #treesoninstagram #treesandshrubs #polskietowarzystwodendrologiczneczne #internationaldendrologysociety #buds #twigs