Coleridge referred to Betula pendula as ‘most beautiful of forest trees, the lady of the woods’. Its elegance, pendulous grace and white stems make it one of the most loved of Britain’s native trees. A low December sun, picking out the delicate tracery of its fine twigs, and highlighting the white bark running up into the topContinue reading “Birches: the UK’s ‘lady of the woods’ has some handsome Asiatic consorts”
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Melliodendron xylocarpum
It has been a very good year at White House Farm for Melliodendron xylocarpum, which has lived up to its reputation as an outstandingly attractive newly introduced small tree. A quiet, warm, sunlit spring, and cool at night has meant the flowers have lasted well, and the trees have been effective for two months. WeContinue reading “Melliodendron xylocarpum”
White House Farm Garden and Arboretum 