What's looking good
Our Window on Westonbirt Volunteers have explored the arboretum this week to inform our visitors of the following not to be missed seasonal highlights.
Use Arboretum Explorer to help you discover more tree locations around the arboretum.
Rhododendron 'Cynthia'
The rhododendrons are putting on a brilliantly colourful display across the Arboretum and a real stunner is Rhododendron 'Cynthia' with its deep pink flowers spotted with red. A fine example can be found in Victory Glade.
Davidia involucrata var. involucrata
Delicate papery-white bracts give this tree its common name, the Handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata var. involucrata). The bracts enclose clusters of tiny flowers in spring. Our best specimen can be found along Main Drive.
Rosy dipelta
On both Mitchell Drive and Willesley Drive you can find the deciduous shrub Rosy dipelta (Dipelta floribunda). It is currently adorned in fragrant, bell-shaped, pale pink flowers with yellow flushed throats.