05/30/2026
What weird flowers!
Check out Trochodendron aralioides - Wheel Tree!
This broadleaf evergreen tree native to Japan, Taiwan, and Korea is in bloom with small chartreuse flowers lacking petals, from which it gets the common name!
The specimen growing at the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is right along our main entrance way, arching over the bulletin board.
With such small flowers on a tall tree it’s easy to miss, but worth a second look for this unique plant!