Sunday, 5 October 2014

Plant love...the Katsura tree and more smells.

What's the best smell in the whole wide world?...
Go to Westonbirt Arboretum at this time of year and find this shrub:

It's the Katsura tree (Cercicdiphyllum Japonicum). The smell of toffee apples and candyfloss as you get near it just knocks your socks off. The amazing smell might be something to do with this bush loitering nearby too...
Chinese Spice bush (lindera glauca)
Actually, loads of the trees at Westonbirt smell great. And I haven't even mentioned the autumn colours. Hooray for Westonbirt!

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