Callicarpa dichotoma 'Splashy' George Forrest The genus is ancient: Carya

The genus is ancient: Carya ranged widely in the Tertiary

Like other citrus

Grow in full sun and sharp

'Leslie Ann' grows open and upright

Poncirus trifoliata

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Splashy' George Forrest The genus is ancient: CaryaCallicarpa dichotoma belongs to the mint family, Lamiaceae, though the beautyberries wear their kinship lightly. The genus name comes from the Greek kallos, beauty, and karpos, fruit, a promise the plant keeps every autumn, while the epithet dichotoma describes the way the slender branches fork in neat pairs, giving the shrub a tiered, arching silhouette. Native across East Asia, from China and Korea into Japan and Vietnam, the purple beautyberry has