Callicarpa formosana Check with George Castanea pumila

Castanea pumila

Modern phytochemists have catalogued well over a hundred compounds in it

grass-like clump of narrow blades to about a foot long

Not immune to the chestnut blight that decimated the American chestnut in the early twentieth century

Every cup of green tea

Callicarpa formosana Check with George Castanea pumilaCallicarpa formosana, the Taiwan beautyberry, is a handsome deciduous shrub that lines the stems with vivid purple berries in fall, the clusters glowing against the fading leaves for strong late season color. Native to Taiwan and southern China, the Taiwan beautyberry is built for warm climates and keeps a fuller, more robust frame than the smaller Asian beautyberries. Small pink lavender flowers open in summer before the purple fruit follows, and