I’m a slow shopper. It takes me ten minutes to pick out five apples at the grocery store.

Now I’m trying to choose a tree for the parking strip, and that’s a major decision. I’ll have to live with it every day, you know?

Persian ironwood, or Persian parrotia (Parrotia persica), is on my shortlist, and I’m weighing the pros and cons. Do you know it?

Tops in fall color… or just meh

Parrotia is a small(ish) specimen tree in the witch hazel family. Like some other Hamamelidaceae members (witch hazels, fothergilla,) it’s known for its stellar fall color.