This Chinese relative to Persian ironwood (Parrotia persica) is aptly called Chinese Ironwood and is also related to those Distylium shrubs over there in the shrub department. Hamamelidacea is one of our favorite families due to the winter-flowers and three seasons of high leaf quality. Regarding Parrotia subaequalis, let's start talking about this...

This hybrid magnolia is a big surprise in spring when the flowers show up with the leaves on the tree, when we all think the phase of voluptuous, rich pink, saucer-like magnolia blossoms is a sweet memory. The leaves being on the tree in no way take away from the gorgeous display....

The snowdrop-like flowers and smaller-statured head are what bring Jack tree into the limelight. Jack tree is certainly an uncommon small tree. Have you ever seen it before? We'd like to see more of it in gardens and landscapes because it is a tough and beautiful addition to the vast line-up of trees that thrive...