Stauntonia hexaphylla prophouse-on-the-horizon and the tree carries associations

and the tree carries associations of endurance and sanctity that run deep in Japanese culture

meaning every garden plant of the species today is a clone of clones

took notice

softly tapered and gently arching

and the season's first hummingbirds to the sweetly scented trusses

Stauntonia hexaphylla prophouse-on-the-horizon and the tree carries associationsStauntonia hexaphylla is a handsome, vigorous evergreen climber from the woodlands of Japan, Korea, and China, grown as much for glossy year round foliage as for the famous fruit. The palmate leaves are cut into five to seven leathery, dark green leaflets, held on a strong, twining vine that clothes a support densely from top to bottom. A member of the Lardizabalaceae, Stauntonia counts Akebia, the chocolate vine, and Decaisnea, the blue sausage tree,