Torreya taxifolia Vilmorin The name honors the country

The name honors the country at the heart of that range

Aesculus splendens stands close to the red buckeye

Where bicapsularis closes the season

In China the plant has served in traditional medicine for a thousand years

well-drained soil that stays slightly damp

Torreya taxifolia Vilmorin The name honors the countryStinking Cedar is a beautiful conifer despite the name. The foliage actually smells pleasant! It is a medium size pyramidal evergreen tree with Yew like leaves and purple nutmeg like fruit on female plants. Needs light organic soil, adequate moisture and part shade. This very rare conifer is native to a very limited area on the Apalachicola River in northwest Florida and adjacent Georgia where it is now almost extinct. It is a FEDERALLY LISTED