Cercidiphyllum japonicum is known as the Katsura tree or toffee apple tree due to the scent of its autumn leaves. In spring, leaves are flushed pink, then turn green in summer, before changing to shades of yellow, purple, and red in autumn, releasing a sweet, toffee-like fragrance as they fall.
Unlike many of the usual winter-flowering plants, Camellia 'Yuletide' will flower through Christmas and into early spring, with brilliantly coloured, red blooms, each with a glowing cluster of golden yellow stamens at the centre - really eye-catching and very distinctive.
The glossy evergreen leaves of 'Winter Gem' produce glorious little flowers, resembling little fireworks, which emit the most sensational and sweet vanilla fragrance you can imagine, especially on sunny days.
