1) Aesculus pavia   (Red Buckeye) Deciduous shrub to 8 – 12 feet Native to southern U.S. Located along Lake Washington Boulevard near the Japanese Garden 2) Cornus alternifolia   (Alternate Leaf Dogwood) Small tree to 20 feet Native to eastern North America Located between Loderi Valley and Azalea Way 3) Illicium henryi   (Henry Anise Tree) Small tree to 10 – 15 feet Native to western China Located near the Asiatic Maples and the Rhododendrons seedling bed 4) Pterostyrax psilophylla   (Small Epaulette Tree) Deciduous tree up to 45 – 50 feet Native to central China Located behind Azalea Way (bed H) 5) Sinojackia rhederiana   (Jack Tree) Small tree or shrub reaching heights of 15 – 20 feet Native to southeast China Located near the Rhododendron Glen parking lot 

1)   Rhododendron luteum Also called Yellow Azalea or Honeysuckle Azalea. Despite the sweet perfume, the nectar is toxic. Records of people poisoned by eating the honey date back to 4th century B.C. Cultivated both as an ornamental and as root stock. 2)   Laburnocytisus adamii Also known as Adam’s laburnum or broom laburnum. Considered a horticultural curiosity, some branches produce yellow flowers while other branches produce coppery-pink flowers. 

1)  Azara lanceolata An evergreen shrub with arching branches and lance-shaped leaves, A. lanceolata bears clustered yellow flowers in mid to late spring. Native to South America, Azaras is a genus of 10 species within the family, Flacourtiaceae. Located in the double lot on the east side of Arboretum Drive. 2)  Cercis siliquastrum   (Judas-tree) A deciduous tree usually of low, bushy habit, C. 

1) Camellia japonica ‘Drama Girl’ Hybridized in 1950, this winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit has very large, semi-double, deep salmon rose pink flowers. Located in the Camellia Collection on the east side of Arboretum Drive. 2) Ilex aquifolium ‘Ferox Argentea’ (Hedgehog Holly) This holly is a large, bushy evergreen shrub with small, spiny leaves whose upper surfaces as well as the margins are broadly-edged with creamy white. 

1)   Berberis darwinii Darwin’s barberry is one of the showiest of the genus with striking orange flowers opening from red buds. Unlike most other Berberis (including our native species), Berberis darwinii produce sweet fruit in the fall. A large mass can be found in the Chilean entry garden in Pacific Connections, as well as the Chilean hillside along Lake Washington Boulevard. 

1)  Coriaria napalensis This is one of three species of Coriaria in the Arboretum. It is growing near Azalea Way, north of the Pine Collection (grid 23-1W). Our other two species are C. japonica in Rhododendron Glen and C. sarmentosa (a New Zealand native) on Arboretum Drive in grid 11-7E. 2)  Lindera obtusiloba Native to China, Japan, and Korea L. obtusiloba is most noted for its early spring flowers, but also has rare fall color (pure yellow) on its openly-spreading form.