Roy Farrow

1)   Azara lanceolata

• This large shrub is native to Chile and Argentina.
• In spring, it is covered with fragrant yellow flowers.
• Azara lanceolata can be found near parking lots #4 and #5 along Arboretum Drive.

2)   Cytisus x praecox                Broom

• C. multiflorus x C. purgans
• Pale yellow flowers are produced in axillary clusters.
• Many Brooms and related plants are blooming now along Arboretum Drive in our legume collection.

3)   Deutzia x rosea

• D. gracilis x D. purpurascens
• In spring to early summer, this four foot shrub is covered in a profusion of white flowers with a pink-to-red tinge on the outside.
• Many Deutzia can be seen blooming in our Sorbus collection on the east side of Arboretum Drive.

4)   Embothrium coccineum                Chilean Fire Tree

• In late spring into early summer, this suckering tree bursts into a flaming beacon.
• Two young specimens can be found in the Pacific Connections Chilean Entry Garden.

5)   Sophora microphylla

• This medium-size tree with tiny leaflets resembles a rising sun at this time of year, due to its profusion of yellow flowers.
• Large specimens can be seen in the legume collection as well as on the east side of Arboretum Drive across from the New Zealand Garden.