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One of the best small specimen trees with a fantastic foliage effect

dark reddish-purple flowers in conical panicles May to June

The numerous narrow flower spikes rise up like elegant candles and are often followed by pointed red berries that turn purple with age

A fast-growing highly ornamental conifer with a rather unpredictable though broadly conical crown

Pterostyrax hispidia Osmanthus armatus The flowers give way toNative to China and Japan, this tree is most noted for its fragrant, fringed and bell shaped white flowers borne in long pendulous clusters in early summer, reminiscent of epaulettes. Flowers are followed by ribbed fruits in drupes which persist through winter. Attrative ridged bark with age. Best in moist, well drained acidic soil and full sun. H6