1. Bizarre plant of the month is, believe it or not a citrus - the buddha's hand citron ( Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis ), native to China. There isn't much flesh on the fingers, but the fruits are harvested for their aromatic zest, or candied. 2. What if money really did grow on trees ? Australian...
Horse chestnut leaf miners seem to have mined pretty much every horse chestnut leaf in west London this summer. While out and about yesterday I didn't see one horse chestnut without foliage already brown and wrinkled, even while all other deciduous trees are still in full leaf. What with bleeding...
