• Corypha umbraculifera, the talipot palm has the largest inflorescence in the world. It takes up to 60 years to flower and fruit and dies shortly after. This palm is native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and the Andaman Islands. Some photos sent by @ameliadaltontravel taken on a trip she organised up the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar and some photos from the internet. Fruit shown with a lime for scale, frond uses and a dead palm still standing after flowering. The IDS was planning a tour up the Irrawaddy in 2023 but plans have been put on hold due to the current political situation. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    Corypha umbraculifera, the talipot palm has the largest inflorescence in the world. It takes up to 60 years to flower and fruit and dies shortly after. This palm is native to eastern and southern India and Sri Lanka. It is also grown in Cambodia, Myanmar, China, Thailand and the Andaman Islands. Some photos sent by @ameliadaltontravel taken on a trip she organised up the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar and some photos from the internet. Fruit shown with a lime for scale, frond uses and a dead palm still standing after flowering. The IDS was planning a tour up the Irrawaddy in 2023 but plans have been put on hold due to the current political situation. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
  • HRH Prince Philip was a great environmentalist who did so much for conservation of fauna and flora. RIP.
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    HRH Prince Philip was a great environmentalist who did so much for conservation of fauna and flora. RIP.
  • The almost blue young leaves of Decaisnea fargesii from the Lardizabalaceae family. This interesting and striking shrub is a native of the mountains of W. China, where it was collected and sent to France by the missionary, Père Farges, in 1895. Two years later it was sent by Maurice de Vilmorin to Kew, where it has proved quite hardy, and where it flowers and produces fruit regularly, but is subject to injury by late spring frosts. It is a handsome foliage plant. It likes a rich loamy soil, and is propagated by seeds. Text from @treesshrubsonline a project sponsored by the IDS. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    The almost blue young leaves of Decaisnea fargesii from the Lardizabalaceae family. This interesting and striking shrub is a native of the mountains of W. China, where it was collected and sent to France by the missionary, Père Farges, in 1895. Two years later it was sent by Maurice de Vilmorin to Kew, where it has proved quite hardy, and where it flowers and produces fruit regularly, but is subject to injury by late spring frosts. It is a handsome foliage plant. It likes a rich loamy soil, and is propagated by seeds. Text from @treesshrubsonline a project sponsored by the IDS. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
  • A beautiful tree growing on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong sent by @the.french.botanist. Reveesia thyrsoidea is from the Malvaceae family and is native to Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan and Vietnam. SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    A beautiful tree growing on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong sent by @the.french.botanist. Reveesia thyrsoidea is from the Malvaceae family and is native to Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan and Vietnam. SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
  • A drone view of Kalmthout Arboretum @arboretumkalmthout in Belgium with all the cherries in flower. This garden was the home of Robert and Jelena de Belder. Robert was one of the founders of the IDS in 1952. Next year we will be celebrating our 70 years with a tour of Central Ireland in October ending at Birr Castle.
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    A drone view of Kalmthout Arboretum @arboretumkalmthout in Belgium with all the cherries in flower. This garden was the home of Robert and Jelena de Belder. Robert was one of the founders of the IDS in 1952. Next year we will be celebrating our 70 years with a tour of Central Ireland in October ending at Birr Castle.
  • @the_botanical_gardener has sent this wonderful video of the rare Aesculus wangii at Kew and also some photos of it growing wild in Vietnam. It has the largest fruit of any Aesculus. P.S wangii comes from the Chinese 王 (wang) which means king! SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    @the_botanical_gardener has sent this wonderful video of the rare Aesculus wangii at Kew and also some photos of it growing wild in Vietnam. It has the largest fruit of any Aesculus. P.S wangii comes from the Chinese 王 (wang) which means king! SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
  • Following on from the video of @the_botanical_gardener this is the extraordinary bark of Aesculus wangii seen here at Kunming botanic garden in Yunnan China during the IDS tour of Yunnan in 2015. Also some photos of the conkers with pen for scale. Sent by @mclgardendesign. Please send your videos of trees by DM.
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    Following on from the video of @the_botanical_gardener this is the extraordinary bark of Aesculus wangii seen here at Kunming botanic garden in Yunnan China during the IDS tour of Yunnan in 2015. Also some photos of the conkers with pen for scale. Sent by @mclgardendesign. Please send your videos of trees by DM.
  • This beautiful Magnolia is ‘Borde Hill’ Forrest 25655. It is one of many stunning Magnolias that Jim Gardiner will talk about tomorrow during his free webinar lecture “Magnolia introductions from the UK and Europe”. It is at 18.00 UK time and to register go to events on the IDS website if you are not a member please send the office a message with the contact form on the IDS homepage. www.dendrology.org. Jim was the former director of horticulture for the RHS and former President of the Magnolia Society International. He has written books on Magnolias and is also a member of the IDS Science and Education committee.
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    This beautiful Magnolia is ‘Borde Hill’ Forrest 25655. It is one of many stunning Magnolias that Jim Gardiner will talk about tomorrow during his free webinar lecture “Magnolia introductions from the UK and Europe”. It is at 18.00 UK time and to register go to events on the IDS website if you are not a member please send the office a message with the contact form on the IDS homepage. www.dendrology.org. Jim was the former director of horticulture for the RHS and former President of the Magnolia Society International. He has written books on Magnolias and is also a member of the IDS Science and Education committee.
  • Some beautiful Rhododendrons and a Camellia sent by @mark_bobin the head gardener at Minterne gardens in Dorset. Mark is also the communications officer for the RCM group (the RHS Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia group). Rhododendron ciliatum from Central & E. Himalaya to S. Tibet, Rhododendron beanianum native to Arunachal Pradesh to SE. Tibet and NE. Myanmar and Camellia cuspidata from China. SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    Some beautiful Rhododendrons and a Camellia sent by @mark_bobin the head gardener at Minterne gardens in Dorset. Mark is also the communications officer for the RCM group (the RHS Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia group). Rhododendron ciliatum from Central & E. Himalaya to S. Tibet, Rhododendron beanianum native to Arunachal Pradesh to SE. Tibet and NE. Myanmar and Camellia cuspidata from China. SOUND ON AND SWIPE LEFT. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
  • Jim Gardiner will be giving a free webinar talk on Wednesday the 7th of April at 18.00 UK time. “Magnolia introductions in the UK and Europe”. Jim was the former director of Horticulture for the RHS and former President of the Magnolia Society International. He has written books on Magnolias including Magnolias in Art and Cultivation. He is also a member of the IDS Science and Education Committee. You can register for the talk on the IDS website under events. Don’t miss this wonderful lecture.
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    Jim Gardiner will be giving a free webinar talk on Wednesday the 7th of April at 18.00 UK time. “Magnolia introductions in the UK and Europe”. Jim was the former director of Horticulture for the RHS and former President of the Magnolia Society International. He has written books on Magnolias including Magnolias in Art and Cultivation. He is also a member of the IDS Science and Education Committee. You can register for the talk on the IDS website under events. Don’t miss this wonderful lecture.
  • Videos of the incredible bark of Zanthoxylum americanum growing at Hemelrijk arboretum in Belgium the garden of her parents sent by @dianevanstry. It’s native range is SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. and Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas). Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM. SWIPE LEFT
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    Videos of the incredible bark of Zanthoxylum americanum growing at Hemelrijk arboretum in Belgium the garden of her parents sent by @dianevanstry. It’s native range is SE. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. and Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas). Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM. SWIPE LEFT
  • Sent by @joe.whelan20 the head gardener at Nymans garden in Sussex this is Euptelea pleiosperma a deciduous small hardy tree from the Himalayas and west China. They are closely related to Cercidiphyllum, Eucommia, Tetracentron and Trochodendron. E. pleiosperma was first introduced into the UK shortly after 1900 by Ernest Wilson. This plant was a gift from the IDS during their visit to Nymans in 2015. It is nice to see it doing so well. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.
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    Sent by @joe.whelan20 the head gardener at Nymans garden in Sussex this is Euptelea pleiosperma a deciduous small hardy tree from the Himalayas and west China. They are closely related to Cercidiphyllum, Eucommia, Tetracentron and Trochodendron. E. pleiosperma was first introduced into the UK shortly after 1900 by Ernest Wilson. This plant was a gift from the IDS during their visit to Nymans in 2015. It is nice to see it doing so well. Please send me videos of your trees and shrubs by DM.