Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood bdrop Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'

Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'

'Beni hagoromo' turns to a bright scarlet red

Not to be confused with the narrow growing 'Elmwood'

Extremely rare and very limited in number

Closely related to “Japanese maples” this ever green from China is in section palmata

Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood bdrop Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood Zones 5 9 Full Sun to Part Shade 'Vanessa' is a gorgeous form of Persian Ironwood with a tighter and dense habit that has branches that reach more upward than the typical species. In the early spring, small red flowers often appear before the leaves. The green leaves emerge in the early spring having a nice purple red border. This bronzes, then matures to green by late spring. In the fall,