Lonicera morrowii

Planted: 1931

This shrub is is in the centre between the Central Path and the Malus Walk.

Distribution:	Native to Japan, Korea and north-east China. It is an invasive species in the US where it is called “bush honeysuckle”.
Growth Habit:	A deciduous shrub growing to a height of 2 to 2.5 m.
Leaves:	Oblong leaves 4 to 6 cm long.
Flowers:	The flowers are white to pale yellow
Fruit:	The fruit is a dark red berry 7 to 8 mm diameter containing numerous seeds
Toxicity:	The berries, while eaten frequently by birds, are poisonous to humans.
Introduction Date:	Collected by Dr. James Morrow during the US Naval Expedition to Japan of 1852-54. The samples were then brought to Cambridge, MA, around 1862 where the renowned botanist Asa Gray formally described the species and named it after its collector.