Our Window on Westonbirt volunteers have explored the arboretum this week to let you know what's looking its best. Keep an eye out for the following seasonal highlights - they're not to be missed! You can also use our Arboretum Explorer to discover more tree locations around the arboretum.
Wingnuts
The Wingnuts are large, impressive trees with long strings of drooping, lime-green wing like fruits, in the Walnut Hickory family. In Silk Wood, there is a fine specimen by Waste Gate and another along Willesley Drive. (Pictured: Pterocarya x rehderiana)
Sorbus sargentiana
The lovely Sargent's rowan (Sorbus sargentiana) has large bunches of orange to red berries, a favourite with thrushes who disperse the seeds. Our current specimens are propagated from original trees planted by Sir George Holford. It can be found throughout the arboretum, with good specimens off Loop Walk, Willesley Drive and Green Lane.
Golden Indian bean tree
Looking eye-catching this week is the Golden Indian bean tree with it's wonderful botanical name Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'. It has unmissable large yellow green leaves and long, slender bean pods and can be found along Main Drive.
