Looking Back at 2020

For the most part 2020 was a cheerless year where we all found new ways to be troubled. Nevertheless my trees continued their march through life...with only a few casualties along the way. The photos that follow prove that I made some happy connections, and indeed made a few new friends with the plants I encountered. For me, the Flora Wonder was as intense as ever, but at the same time always delightful.

Rhododendron 'Ever Red'

Acer palmatum 'Phantom Flame'

Cornus florida 'Ragin' Red'

Sequoiadendron giganteum 'John Muir'

Acer palmatum 'Tsuma gaki'

Abies veitchii 'Glauca'

Acer palmatum 'Geisha'

Acer palmatum 'Fred's Wild Dream'

Acer palmatum 'Japanese Princess'

Acer palmatum 'Mikazuki'

Acer palmatum 'Lemon Chiffon'

Abies koreana EX 'Silberlocke'

Acer 'Cinnamon Flake'

Sequoiadendron giganteum (left) and 'Glaucum' (right)

Pinus parviflora 'Goldilocks'

Acer palmatum 'Jubilee'

Acer palmatum 'Jubilee'

Cercis canadensis 'Merlot'

Cornus kousa 'Beni fuji'

Acer oliverianum 'Hot Blonde'

Acer palmatum 'Ryu sei'

Fagus sylvatica 'Aurea Pendula'

Acer palmatum 'Olsen's Frosted Strawberry'

Acer palmatum 'Lileeanne's Jewel'

Cornus kousa 'Akatsuki'

Picea engelmannii

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Van den Akker'

Acer crataegifolium 'Meuri ofu'

Acer palmatum EX 'Alpenweiss'

Cornus florida

Fragaria chiloensis 'Green Pastures'

Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost'

Acer palmatum EX 'Amber Ghost'

Acer palmatum 'Ilarian'

Hamamelis intermedia 'Sunburst'

Magnolia laevifolia 'Free Spirit'

Tsuga heterophylla 'Thorsen'

Ginkgo biloba 'Troll'

Woodwardia unigemmata

Camellia japonica 'Sake Cup'

Camellia 'Sweet Jane'

Zelkova serrata 'Green Mansions'

Lilium hansonii

Acer platanoides 'Princeton Gold'

Acer palmatum 'Pastel'

Stewartia malacodendron

Sorbus 'Eastern Promise'

Acer palmatum EX 'Amber Ghost'

Acer palmatum 'Ukigumo'

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Acer 'Gossamer'

Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku'

Helwingia chinensis 'BLF (male)'

Abies koreana 'Gait'

Abies koreana 'Vengels'

Aesculus hippocastanum

Leucanthemum 'Real Glow'

Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'

Liquidambar acalycina

Magnolia wilsonii

Castanea sativa 'Albomarginata'

Nerine bowdenii

Magnolia wilsonii

Acer shirasawanum 'Kawaii'

Acer buergerianum 'Wako nishiki'

Betula nigra 'Fox Valley'

Pterostyrax psilophyllus

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Acer palmatum 'Usu midori'

Leucothoe grayana

Acer circinatum 'Ruby Red'

Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Fenway Park'

Acer palmatum 'Lileeanne's Jewel'

Acer japonicum 'Giant Moon'

Acer longipes 'Gold Coin'

Cornus kousa 'Summer Fun'

Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt'

Pseudotsuga menziesii