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Parrotia

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prop. n.1.A genus containing one species, the irontree.
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Noun1.Parrotia - one species: iron treeParrotia - one species: iron tree              
genus Parrotia
plant genus - a genus of plants
family Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family - comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
iron tree, iron-tree, ironwood tree, ironwood - a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape
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Look out for parrotia persica, the iron wood from Iran, with foliage that stays on the trees for weeks and gradually turns to the deepest purple, or search out liquidambar styraciflua, the sweet gum from Eastern USA and Mexico with its purple foliage that can remain on the plant for eight to ten weeks.
GARDENING: Time to leaf through autumn's truly magical colouring book by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
For anyone seeking a tree that is a little out of the ordinary, Mick has a few suggestions: "There's the Persian Ironwood Parrotia which has fabulous autumn colour.
WEEKEND: GARDENING: Put down roots for generations; NURSERY'S FATHER ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
We have many different, spectacular autumn colours - from the butter yellow of Acer cappadocicum with its glossy palmate leaves, through the orange red of Cercidiphyllums and Norway maple to the reds of the Red oak and Parrotia persica (Ironwood) and the deep purple hues of some of the Spindle bushes (Euonymus sp).
It's a perfect time for fruits; In the last of the series, Robert ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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