Exbucklandia populnea Fragrant clear yellow in fall

clear yellow in fall

and a superb container subject that can be wheeled under cover farther north

holding leaves as far north as USDA zone five where most broadleaf evergreens fail

What sets the plant apart is disarmingly small: petals shorter than those of any other serviceberry in the Northeast

Exbucklandia populnea Fragrant clear yellow in fallExbucklandia populnea is a rare evergreen tree that fools nearly everyone who meets it. The large, glossy, leathery leaves, sometimes shallowly three lobed and carried on long stalks, look for all the world like those of a tulip poplar, yet the tree belongs to the witch hazel family, a kinship few would ever guess. Bold and architectural, with bronze red new growth and curious upright stipules capping each shoot, this is a foliage tree of real