1)    Alnus glutinosa ssp. betuloides
Birch-leaved Alder

• Native to the mountains of eastern Turkey.
• Listed as a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
• Autumn brings pendulous male catkins and the mature female cones.

2)   Catalpa x erubescens        Indian Bean Tree

• Uncommon tree with fetching, large, chocolate-purple young leaves that turn green.
• Late summer brings masses of creamy white flowers flecked with yellow.
• Hanging seed pods appear and remain long after the leaves have dropped.

3)   Pterocarya rhoifolia        Japanese Wingnut

• The Wingnuts belong to the Walnut (Juglandaceae) family.
• The amount of edible nut is comparable to that of the Scots Pine, i.e. not much.
• The hanging decorative catkins give the tree a distinctive appearance in late summer.

4)   Styrax obassia        Fragrant Snowbell

• This tree produces 6-8 inch fragrant white bell shaped flowers May to June.
• Native to Hokkaido Island of Japan.
• The tiny green seed pods hang like ornaments well into late summer/fall.

5)   X Sycoparrotia semidecidua        Chinese Fig Hazel

• An inter-generic cross between two species – Parrotia persica and Sycopsis sinensis.
• The flowers are unique, inconspicuous and easy to overlook.
• The seed pods are beautiful ocher-colored, three dimensional stars.