To those who don't know it, may I suggest that anyone looking for a small
tree looks at Clerodendron trichotomum fargesii. It's in flower now, which
is a virtue but on top of that, it has the most lovely scent and the flowers
are followed by china blue berries from which it is easily propagated. It
grows fairly quickly and the only drawback I can see to it is that it looks
stone dead until, suddenly, it doesn't! It's hardy but apparently will grow
to a lesser height in cold areas. I was watering the area of the nursery in
which ours grows and the scent hit me full on, even at 7.30am. It makes a
lovely umbrella shape and all of this makes me wonder why one doesn't seen
it grown more often.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/