• An upright to spreading shrub or small tree with elliptical, dark green leaves and bearing single cup-shaped flowers, C. sasanqua is one of many camellia species native to Japan.
• Known to flower early in the season when colors are greatly appreciated, it is considered a less spectacular shrub than the spring-flowering C. japonica.
• Located in the Witt Winter Garden.

2)  Daphniphyllum macropodum

• The large evergreen leaves of D. macropodum are similar to those of many rhododendrons throughout our region, but it is the red petioles and the bluish-black fruit which give this plant its distinguishing appearance.
• Native to China, Korea, and Japan.
• Located west of the Upper Trail, just south of the Lookout Gazebo.

3)  Hamamelis x intermedia    ’Winter Beauty’

• The crimped petals or “ribbons” on the bare branches of the Chinese Witch-hazel are always a welcome sight during the winter season.  The orange spider-shaped flowers displayed here are no exception.
• One’s sense of smell is also rewarded by the cold-resistant, fragrant flowers.
• Located in the Witt Winter Garden.

4)  Berberis    ’Arthur Menzies’

• An erect shrub with pinnate leaves and sharply-toothed dark green leaflets.  Yellow flowers occur in 5-to-10 inch long inflorescences in December-January.
• Located near Arboretum Drive in the Rhododendron Glen.

5)  Quercus suber   (Cork oak)

• Native to the western Mediterranean and North Africa, Q. suber is a rounded evergreen tree with thick, corky bark.
• Located along Arboretum Drive near the rock roses.