1)    Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii  ‘Profusion’  (Beautyberry)

• Native to western China.
• Ornamental purple berries on display in autumn months.
• Specimen located north of the Wilcox Bridge by the parking lot.

2)    Gaultheria mucronata    ‘Rubra’

• Native to southern Chile.
• Formerly known as Pernettya, this particular variety has carmine pink berries.
• Specimen is located in the Chilean Gateway Garden.

3)   Grevillea victoriae    ‘Marshall Olbricht’

• Native to Australia. This cultivar is from a seedling, possibly a hybrid, named for the co-founder of Western Hills Nursery in California.
• Exotic orange flowers persist throughout winter – loved by hummingbirds.
• Specimen located in the Australian entry garden at Pacific Connections.

4)   Quercus cerris   (Turkey Oak)

• Native to southern Europe.
• Notable for hairy caps on the acorns. Trunk can reach six feet in diameter.
• Specimen located in the Viburnum Collection near Lake Washington Boulevard.

5)   Wollemia nobilis   (Wollemi Pine)

• Not a pine, but a member of Araucaceae, the family of the Monkey Puzzle Tree.
• Wollemia was known only from fossil records until it was discovered in Australia’s Wollemi National Park in 1994 by David Noble, hence its name.
• Our specimen is growing at the bus turnaround on Arboretum Drive.