Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood bdrop This brilliant mid-sized tree is

This brilliant mid-sized tree is extremely heat tolerant and originates just outside of Houston

'Chase Manhattan' leafs out with the smallest leaves of the upright male ginkgo selections

Closely related to “Japanese maples” this ever green from China is in section palmata

Not to be confused with the narrow growing 'Elmwood'

is a stunning miniature variety of the Trident Maple

Parrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood bdrop This brilliant mid-sized tree isParrotia persica 'Vanessa' Tight Upright Persian Ironwood Zones 5 9 Full Sun to Part Shade 'Vanessa' is a gorgeous form of Persian Ironwood with a tighter and dense habit that has branches that reach more upward than the typical species. In the early spring, small red flowers often appear before the leaves. The green leaves emerge in the early spring having a nice purple red border. This bronzes, then matures to green by late spring. In the fall,