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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Giles on April 29, 2016, 09:43:55 AM

Title: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Giles on April 29, 2016, 09:43:55 AM

Buddleja salviifolia
Camellia japonica
Genista 'Porlock'
Lion
Malus spectabilis

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Giles on April 29, 2016, 09:49:04 AM

Prunus 'Hisakura'   Most beautiful translucent petals
Prunus incisa 'Mikinori'
Prunus incisa 'The Bride'
Prunus incisa yamadae
Prunus sargentii

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Giles on April 29, 2016, 09:52:24 AM

Prunus x subhirtella 'Omoigawa'
Rhododendron thomsonii
Ribes odoratum
Staphylea colchica

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: David Nicholson on April 29, 2016, 10:37:05 AM

Looks lovely Giles, I've never managed to see it in Spring.

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Maggi Young on April 29, 2016, 11:52:51 AM

Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire    www.batsarb.co.uk (http://www.batsarb.co.uk)

 55 acre arboretum with National Collection of Prunus  (sato-sakura Group)

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Garden Prince on April 30, 2016, 06:30:37 AM

That lion either drank too much or is high on drugs ;D

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Yann on April 30, 2016, 08:53:10 AM

Looks like it has a great Prunus collection, thanks for these nice photos.

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Giles on May 06, 2016, 05:29:38 PM

From this week:
Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'
Drimys winteri
'Gyoiko'

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Giles on May 06, 2016, 05:33:19 PM

'Hokusai'
'Kiku zakura'
Prunus litigiosa
Rhododendron floribundum

Title: Re: Batsford Arboretum.
Post by: Gabriela on May 07, 2016, 02:20:45 AM

So many interesting species! I particularly like Prunus litigiosa - never heard of it; until now  :)