Parrotia subaequalis prophouse-fall-2027 The branches arch and twist

The branches arch and twist into a loose

softening the edge of a shaded bed

forming broad colonies that expand with a patience and deliberateness suited to a woodland setting

A gentle caution worth noting: the leaves and berries contain compounds that can cause stomach upset if eaten

ranging from coastal Virginia through Florida and west along the Gulf

Parrotia subaequalis prophouse-fall-2027 The branches arch and twistFor most of botanical history the genus Parrotia was thought to hold a single species, the Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) of the Caspian forests. Then came a small Chinese tree with a long and tangled paper trail. A fruiting specimen gathered in Jiangsu Province in 1935 sat in a herbarium drawer until 1960, when the botanist H. T. Chang described the specimen as a witch hazel under the name Hamamelis subaequalis. The living tree, meanwhile, had