1)  Chaenomeles cathayensis                   Chinese Quince

• This deciduous shrub is native to slopes and forest margins in western Hubei Province.
• Light pink flowers in spring are followed by large oblong fruit which are unpalatable raw, but make fragrant jams and jellies when cooked.
• Like other quince, Chaenomeles cathayensis’ arching branches are armed with stiff thorns.
• Two specimens can be seen in the old field nursery south of the Crab Apple Meadow near Arboretum Drive.

2)  Corylopsis glabrescens         Japanese Winter Hazel

• A broadly-spreading deciduous shrub native to Korea and Japan, this plant is noted for its graceful habit and fragrant yellow flowers in late winter.
• A relative of witch hazel, Corylopsis are a great way to extend the bloom time of the winter landscape.
• Some beautiful specimens can be seen on the trail to Azalea Way, west of the Witt Winter Garden.

3)  Cryptomeria japonica  ‘Nana’                     Dwarf Japanese Cedar

• Introduced to England from China by Robert Fortune in 1842, this slow-growing conifer is one of the earliest cultivars.
• Our specimen, planted in 1960, is located north of the grove of Sequoia sempervirens in the Pinetum.

4)  Osmanthus x burkwoodii                      Hybrid Sweet Olive

• A hybrid of Osmanthus delevayi and Osmanthus decorus, this large evergreen shrub boasts the beauty of the former with the toughness and adaptability of the latter.
• Small tubular white flowers exude a powerful jasmine fragrance in spring.
• Several specimens can be seen along Foster Island Drive near the entrance to the maintenance yard.

5)  Sequoia sempervirens  ‘Henderson’s Blue’                    Henderson’s Blue Coast Redwood

• This vigorous, blue-gray needled tree is a cultivar of the species native to the central and northern California coast.
• The species is in the family Taxodiaceae, which also includes Sequoiadendron giganteum and Taxodium distichum, two important North American natives.
• Located north of the grove of Sequoia sempervirens in the Pinetum.