Planted: 2017

On the west side of Syringa Avenue.

A gift of George Marshall purchased from The Gobbett Nursery, Farlow, Kidderminster, Worcestershire in 2017.

Syringa pubescens susp. patula is native to areas of north-eastern China, Korea, and Manchuria. ‘Miss Kim’ is a cultivar which was selected by Elwyn M Meader while stationed in Korea as an army horticulturist. It was supposedly named after his Korean helper, whose name was Kim.

Flowers produced by this species are of pink, purple, and a light blue hues which accompany a sweet smelling aroma. Alongside flower production fruits called loculicidal capsules are produced. This species tends to bloom in the spring months.