Lithocarpus edulis 'Variegata' Check with George and site the tree where

and site the tree where the silver undersides and the copper spring flush can be seen up close

grown from a single golden-topped plant found in Calhoun County on the Texas coast

Photo courtesy of Bob Gutowski

where the flower serves as the emblem of Chengdu

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

Lithocarpus edulis 'Variegata' Check with George and site the tree whereA 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