Balm-of-Gilead

Balm-of Gilead catkins, West Dorset

Catkin with female flowers

Female flowers with 2 bifid white stigmas

Close-up of stalked perianth cup, ovary and bifid stigmas

Tree in summer

Variegated leaves

Upper leaf surface

Lower surface

Spreading by suckers

Root with suckering stems

Trunk with grey bark

Tree in winter