Record details

Common tree name

Caucasian Wingnut

Species Name

Pterocarya fraxinifolia 

Description

This rare tree is best seen from the Newbold Terrace side of the gardens. Native to the river valleys of Iran and central Asia, it loves to be planted by water. There are two others by the river near the suspension bridge. When you get up close you can tell a wingnut by the shape of the flowers and the seeds which resemble wing-nuts, hence the name. It comes from the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and was introduced to England after 1800.

Country of origin

Caucasus Mountains, Eurasia

Credits

The 'Trees at Jephson's project' has been delivered by Warwick District Council. With the kind sponsorship of Leamington Town Council and the Leamington Society.