Preston Pew

1)   Hydrangea heteromalla
Wooly Hydrangea

• Native to China and the Himalayas.
• An arborescent shrub growing to an average 10 to 15 feet.
• Located in the Pacific Connections China Entry Garden, south of the shelter.

2)   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.

3)   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.

4)   Notholithocarpus densiflorus  var. echinoides                          Dwarf Tanoak

• Native to western North America, mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Siskiyous Mountains and southern Cascades.
• 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 Chilean Gateway.

5)   Pterocarya stenoptera                     Chinese Wingnut

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