1)  Acer tegmentosum  ‘Joe Witt’        Stripebark Maple

• A small- to medium-size tree with distinct striped patterns along the bark and branches
• Named for a former Washington Park Arboretum curator
• Located in the Joe Witt Winter Garden

2)  Berberis x media  ‘Arthur Menzies’        Hybrid Mahonia

• Multi-stemmed shrub with prominent winter flowers
• Loved by hummingbirds as a source of winter nectar
• Located in the Joe Witt Winter Garden

3)  Ceanothus  ‘Puget Blue’        California Lilac

• A fast growing, medium-sized shrub
• Known for small dark, evergreen leaves and purplish-blue late spring flower
• Located along the fence in the Graham Visitors Center’s parking lot

4)  Magnolia x kewensis  ‘Wada’s Memory’        Hybrid Magnolia

• Selected from a group of seedlings from nurseryman, Koichiro Wada
• Known for large and abundant spring flowers
• Two specimens flank Arboretum Drive near the Hydrangea Collection

5)  Nothofagus antarctica  ‘Puget Pillar’        Southern Beech

• A medium-sized deciduous tree native to Argentina and Chile
• Known for a somewhat fastigiate growth habit
• Located along the shore near Duck Bay