The Indian Horse-chestnut, Aesculus indica, is a large attractive ornamental deciduous tree from northwestern Himalayas.  It has large compound leaves shaped like a hand, that emerge in spring...

Magnolia x soulangiana is a deciduous tree, 6m x 5m, with large, early-blooming flowers that appear before the leaves. Flowers are solitary, perfect, bell-shaped opening to 13-25 cm diameter, white...

The unusual Jostaberry (Ribes nidigrolaria) is a cross between Black Currant and Gooseberry bred in Germany in the 1970s. It grows as a deciduous open shrub with no thorns up to 2 m tall and can be...