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Flowering this week at JLBG is the amazing cherry red Hamamelis japonica ‘Tsukubana-kurenai’, also known as Shibamichi’s Red witch hazel. This gem was selected by legendary Japanese nurseryman, Akira Shibamichi, who also introduced Metasequoia ‘Ogon’. We were blessed to have Mr. Shibamichi visit JLBG back in the 1990s.
Tony – in 1985 Mr Shibamichi gave Skip March and I his Ilex crenata selection that Skip named ‘Sky Pencil’ annd released as a joint National Arboretum / Longwood introduction to USA