Final nail in the coffin of my mulch pile...

I just planted the last plant on top of a 20+ year old mulch pile. The pile has given me about 150 more square feet of flat land. I started a new one about 4-5 years ago. I've added the last that I can add to this one. It's at the very end of the property next to the fence. Anyway I thought I would plant something special. So here's a pic of the tree I planted there. It is a Radermachera ignea (now called Mayodendron igneum I guess). It has been a surprisingly agressive grower this winter and obviously had no problems with the rains and cold so I'm putting it out early.

-Ron-

It's lovely, Ron. Does it get white fragrant flowers like Radermachera sinica? Here's a link: http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/53403/ I see you posted some nice pictures from a San Diego nursery of this tree.

Clare, oddly enough it is fragrant. Those images I posted were about a month AFTER its peak bloom cycle. When I had visited there earlier I didn't have my camera. It was incredible. Every trunk, and branch and stem were loaded with blooms. They start out a bright yellow and then over time mellow into an orange.

As hardy as this tree is, I'm surprised that it is not better known.

-Ron-

Thanks for the info, Ron. I am always interested in trees with fragrant flowers. I too am surprised that it is not better known. If you have space for a Hymenosporum flavum, Sweetshade tree, you might like that one too. The orange blossoms smell like citrus blossoms. What else do you think you will plant on your new 150 square feet of land? How about some nice plumerias! Plumerias are my fragrant tree of choice these days, second only to Michelias. I found a Manglieta insignis at a local nursery, which is supposed to have beautiful red fragrant flowers. Sweetshade tree pictures: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/64261/index.html