Hoheria Glory of Amlwch in Belfast Botanic Gardens

This is one of a series of short articles about trees in the Belfast Botanic Gardens compiled by the Friends group. The tree tag number relates to the black tree maintenance tags, usually fixed on the tree trunk, 2 to 3m above ground level.

Family: Malvaceae

The five species of the genus Hoheria are all endemic to New Zealand. The 'Glory of Amlwch is a hybrid between two of the five species. It was found in a garden in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales, some time before 1948. It flowers most prolifically in late summer, typically shedding a snow-like covering of petals on the ground under the tree. The narrow, glossy leaves are up to 4 inches (10cm) long and can remain on the tree over the winter. It is fairly hardy, but some branches of the Belfast Botanic Gardens tree were killed in the severe winter of 2010/11. It prefers alkaline to neutral soils and tends to grow as a multi-stem shrub but can form a small tree. RHS Award of Merit 1960.

Photos taken in Belfast Botanic Gardens in 2013. Copyright: Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens.

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Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' in Belfast Botanic Gardens	Snow-like petal fall from Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch'

Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' leaf shape	Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' flowers

Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' flowers	Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' flowering branch

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