Lithocarpus edulis 'Variegata' Check with George cupped stars of translucent pale

cupped stars of translucent pale yellow

The crossvine suckers freely from the roots and can spread into nearby beds

silvery shrub will bloom for much of the year in mild climates

and favors somewhat drier ground

Lithocarpus edulis 'Variegata' Check with George cupped stars of translucent paleA broadleaf evergreen with a story, this variegated tanbark oak came into the country from Japan through the late Dr. Fred Meyer of the United States National Arboretum, a botanist and tireless plant explorer, and was almost certainly first offered to American gardeners by Woodlanders. The draw is the foliage: dense, leathery, glossy leaves, each dark green blade split by an irregular central streak of gold and cream, so that a whole tree seems lit