Very nice Larry. I wish this and many more Southern Hemisphere trees and woody shrubs were much more commonly sold in the retail market in the PNW. From what I can see It is a long way off, at least in the Seattle area. Beautiful. -Brian

This one is E. x nymansensis 'Nymansay'. It is by far the largest publicly known one in the region. Others as tall were said to be present in a gated community next door to the Seattle arboretum prior to the decimating 1955-6 winter. Recently I discovered that a 'Pink Cloud' elsewhere in Seattle can be walked right up to and studied, the private garden being signed on the street as a casual sales yard for things like bird feeders (I think it was). I believe I had noticed the tree while driving by perhaps several years ago but was not prompted to stop and look at it until seeing it again, with flowers, maybe a month ago. I think it is about 18' tall. Although it is against a house wall it is a full eastern exposure, on a ridge so during Arctic periods it would be subject to morning sun (while still frozen, a murderous combination) and cold winds. I think its success (so far) is due to the neighborhood being a milder one. Other E. lucida attempted at the Seattle arboretum have frozen out eventually.

The 10-day 90+ spell here in Portland dried out the eucryphia blooms; only some of the very latest are still white. I see bumblebees go for the blossoms up there, too (black spots in center of blooms).

That's much of the appeal of this variety, it blooms heavily. Looks great!