About
Distylium racemosum, the isu tree, is an evergreen shrub or small tree from Japan and Korea with a dense, spreading habit and narrow, egg-shaped, leathery, polished, intense-green leaves 3�7 cm long. In late spring and early summer, elongated sprays 2.5�5 cm long of modest-sized flowers lacking petals but with conspicuous red calyces and purple stamens are produced. An ornamental and elegant evergreen for a sheltered, sunny or partly shaded garden.
About the genus
Distylium are evergreen trees and shrubs in the witch-hazel family (Hamamelidaceae), with leathery, usually dark-green leaves and clusters of petal-less flowers with conspicuous red or purple stamens in spring. Ornamental and long-lived evergreens for sheltered, sunny or partly shaded positions.
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