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Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: What's doing well in your corner of the world?, 3 by Weerobin

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Weerobin wrote:
This week's offerings:
#1 Sinocalycanthus chinensis
#2 I have no idea what the correct current nomenclature is ... x calycalycanthus raulstonii Venus? Each time I see it in print, it's listed differently.
#3 Stewartia rostrata - always the first of the stewartias to bloom in my yard. With a very distinctive pink blush on the flower.
#4. Viburnum dilatatum 'Daruma Type'. Smaller in all aspects than the type.
#5 is my first lesson in the reliability of glossy plant catalogs. I bought a cornus kousa Satomi about 20yrs ago based on the add showing the brilliant pink bloom. Here is my Satomi (on the Rt) adjacent to the standard cornus kousa chinensis (on the Lt). The color difference isn't quite as startling as I had hoped...