Parrotia persica Vanessa
Persian Ironwood
Vanessa gives a stunning display of autumn colour and is ideal for specimen planting in a park or large garden.
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Vanessa has a more tree-like form than the species and was selected as a seedling in the Netherlands in the mid 1970s.
A great favourite at Barcham it produces small but vivid red flowers at maturity.
A small tree with a broad oval crown.
Vanessa gives a stunning display of autumn colour and is ideal for specimen planting in a park or large garden.
Prior to that it displays red shoots and bronze edges to its deep green leaves.
It does well on most soils and will tolerate chalk.
Mature height: 3-7m
Mature spread; 4-5m
A great favourite at Barcham it produces small but vivid red flowers at maturity.
A small tree with a broad oval crown.
Vanessa gives a stunning display of autumn colour and is ideal for specimen planting in a park or large garden.
Prior to that it displays red shoots and bronze edges to its deep green leaves.
It does well on most soils and will tolerate chalk.
Mature height: 3-7m
Mature spread; 4-5m
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Persian Ironwood
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