Haywards Heath. 17th Aug 2018. UK Weather: Emmenopterys henryi, a deciduous tree that’s native to central and south-western China, planted in 1928 at Borde Hill in Haywards Heath, is about to burst into a mass of bloom thanks to an exceptionally cold winter followed by one of the hottest summers on record. Credit: Jonathan Ward/Alamy Live News
Emmenopterys henryi, a deciduous tree that’s native to central and south-western China, planted in 1928 at Borde Hill in Haywards Heath, is about to burst into a mass of bloom thanks to an exceptionally cold winter followed by one of the hottest summers on record. Described by the great Edwardian plant hunter EH Wilson as "one of the most strikingly beautiful trees of Chinese forests", the Emmenopterys, was introduced to the UK in 1907. It is notoriously shy to flower in the West and has only flowered 4 times in the country on record to date. Borde Hill’s largest specimen celebrates it’s 90th birthday this year and was grown from seed collected by eminent plant hunter George Forrest on an expedition in Southern China. The seed was sent home to his sponsor Col Stephenson R Clarke of Borde Hill who duly planted it in his Azalea Ring.
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