Buy Sinowilsonia henryi

This interesting deciduous shrub/small tree native to Central China is named to compliment the plant explorers E.H. "Chinese" Wilson and Augustine Henry, who were responsible for bringing this rare plant species out of China, and introducing it to cultivation in 1908. The Henry Wilson Tree is a member of the witch hazel family, and the only species in its genus. In China it is partial to mountain stream sides, and grows as a bush-like tree. The flowers are catkin-like, similar to birch flowers. They prefer well-drained, evenly moist, rich soils, and should be gown in protected areas in cooler zones.

Broadly spreading member of the witchhazel family native to Central China, honoring both Ernest "Chinese" Wilson and Augustine Henry, the famed Irish plant explorer. Extremely rare in cultivation, it is also the single species in its genus. This is certainly not going to rival Hammamelis 'Arnold Promise' or a decent specimen of Corylopsis pauciflora in the landscape, but will entice a collector's interest for comparison and species conservation.