Last minute study walk for Woody ID

Caryopteris x clandonensis just beginning to bloom.































Sparce needles of Pinus bungeana. This tree is all about the beautiful and functional camouflage bark.































Glossy leaves and terminal flower buds of the winter-blooming Camellia japonica.































Cryptomeria japonica, which despite its common name is not really a cedar.































Parrotia persica in the Hamamelis family.


Pieris japonica, with next years flowers already budding. Pretty.


Distinguishing fishbone pattern of Cotoneaster horizontalis branching.