Do you know this plant?
If not, you should. It is just
becoming more widely available in the nursery trade. It’s a small
ornamental tree that reaches about
15-20’ in height. When young, the bark
is a rich brown and exfoliating and a pretty tan in its adult
years. It flowers in late summer with
dainty white panicles of sweetly scented flowers. The real
show, however, comes a bit later, when the sepals, after the flower falls off, turn a rich
rosepurple, thus extending the beauty of the tree.
