1)   Erhetia dicksonii

• Ornamental tree from Asia with corky bark and fragrant white terminal cymes.
• Located along path heading up to Rhododendron Glen from Azalea Way, grid 15-1E.
• Go to link below for thorough description and uses.
  http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-July07.html

2)   Holodiscus discolor      (Ocean Spray)

• My favorite summer flowering Pacific Northwest native deciduous shrub.
• In full flowering, cascading glory now throughout our native matrix.

3)   Hypericum henryi ssp. uraloides

• The really big Azalea Way flower show may be over, but now it’s Hypericum time.
• This shrubby St. John’s wort is a huge attractant of many kinds of bees.
• Located in east-side bed J, midway down Azalea Way, grid 20-1W.

4)   Illicium henryi      (Henry Anise Tree)

• A handsome evergreen woodland shrub or small tree from China.
• Waxy, bright rose-colored flowers. Leaves and star-shaped fruit give off a scent of anise when crushed.
• Located along forested Ridge Trail within the Asiatic Maple section, grid 25-1E.

5)   Toona sinensis      (Chinese Cedar)

• You can Toona piano, but you can’t Toona fish . . . or in this case, a tree.
• Deciduous tree from eastern and southeastern Asia with pinnately compound leaves and white flowering panicles in summer.
• Located in north Pinetum, grids 44 and 45-6W. For cultural, medicinal and commercial (timber) importance, go to link  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_sinensis.