1)  Itea ilicifolia                Holly-leaved Sweet Spire

• Native to western China
• Evergreen shrub growing up to 16 feet tall and 10 feet wide
• Bears fragrant racemes of greenish-white flowers in late summer and fall
• Located west of the Magnolia Collection near the south end of the Asiatic Maples

2)  Lomatia myricoides                Long-leaf Lomatia

• Native to New South Wales in southeastern Australia
• One of the hardier members of the Proteaceae
• Honey-scented white flowers are much visited by bees in summer
• Located across Arboretum Drive from the New Zealand Focal Forest

3)  Pterocarya stenoptera                Chinese Wingnut

• Native to China
• Deciduous tree to 70 feet or greater, with a trunk diameter as large as 8 feet
• Located west of Azalea Way, north of Loderi Valley

4)  Quercus vacciniifolia                Huckleberry Oak

• Native to western North America, mountains of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range
• Leaves and acorns are an important food source for birds and mammals within its native range.
• Located atop the rockery at the east end of the trail above the Gateway to Chile

5)  Rehderodendron macrocarpum                Mu gua hong

• Native to Mt. Emei, Sichuan Province, China
• Small deciduous tree 20 to 30 feet tall, related to Styrax
• Located east of Azalea Way on the north end of the Rhododendron Hybrid bed