Tony

Head of Arboretum RBG, Kew. Author The Immortal Yew, Gardening With Drought Friendly Plants & Growing roses

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Great to see the Sunday times review my new book on roses. Part of a series of Kew guides published by Frances Lincoln. #kewpublishing

[Jane Hill @JaneHillNews]

A cracking start to a week off - what a treat to run through ⁦@kewgardens⁩ . Just so lovely. Plus knocked 5mins off my 10K time from last year. The horribly early alarm call was harder than the running! ⁦@RichmondRunFest⁩

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

The most amazing autumn colours. Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Three of my favourite wild daffodils Narcissus serotinus, Narcissus viridiflorus and the rare sterile natural hybrid between the two of them, Narcissus x alleniae. All scented too ...

[David Cooper @DrDavidCooper]

Tall stories: in praise of Britain’s great trees, avenues & ancient woodlands - fascinating @guardianeco article by @_TonyHall_ will be of great interest to colleagues on @CYPTreescapes @UK_Treescapes project https://t.co/xj2scu7QeE

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Excited to get a copy of my new book and to see it in the Kew shop. Available in other outlets from 5th May and online https://t.co/rP0yYEMcJl

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

One of the magnificent ancient Granny Pines on our walk in Glenmore in the Cairngorms.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Aphids beware... New predators arriving soon!!

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Another ancient tree from my trip to Wales. This time an oak. Thought to be from the 11th century, making it around 1000 years old.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

The huge beech tree at Plas Newydd in North Wales. The biggest in the UK.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

@Bundogs Of course ☺️

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Great to see the Sunday times review my new book on roses. Part of a series of Kew guides published by Frances Lincoln. #kewpublishing

[John Sheely @Bundogs]

@_TonyHall_ I’m assuming your world book signing tour will include Warrnambool 🤔😏 😷 Look forward to hosting you 🍻

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

@janethegardener The RSPB one is quite good

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

I collected this lovely little Iris, Iris planifolia native to southern Spain more than ten years ago. It is proving to be pretty hardy have been planted out in the Mediterranean garden for the last seven years, with temperatures down to -5 and still doing really well.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Baobab plane tree Platanus x hispanica. The trunk take on this form due to a viral infection. This is one of seven in Canterbury. But they are widespread and found all over the UK.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Still scented even when almost frozen ...

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

@KewEditor It's an amazing old tree.

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

An amazing survivor from a long ago forest. Now a street tree! This old oak is around 600 years old, and has a girth of over 7m. Thought to be an old boundary tree from Windsor forest, now more than 8 miles away!

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

@MoniqueGudgeon Almost certainly ... I'll check 🙂

[Tony @_TonyHall_]

Had a day grafting today, grafting some of Kew's special tree's. A very red purple beech, a particularly white form of Betula ermanii. And Cathaya on to Douglas fir, this is apparently done in Canada to increase its hardiness. Looking forward to seeing the results ...