"Sacha" wrote in message
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Charlie Pridham5/3/04 9:26




"Philip" wrote in message
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Right up to the last pic I was certain its a Paulowinia tomentosum but
the
seed in the pods of these is fine almost dust like, there are however
more
than one species and I have only ever seen P. tomentosum. My money would
be
on one of these, especially as it does not seem as big a tree as I would
expect P. tomentosum to be at flowering size.
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Charlie, I wonder if you did see the very last pic? The seeds are quite
large and there are only two to each pod. What I think you're seeing as
small seeds like dust is the reflected light of the camera flash.
The seed pic might not have loaded on your computer and isn't in a frame
like the other pics.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

My bad English (again!), I meant that the seeds of P tomentosum are small
fine, I agree the picture shows big seeds so it can not be P. tomentosum, I
was just wondering if the other species of Paulownia may have larger seeds.
The pods in the picture look so like Paulownia, I collect seed ever year,
sowed them last week. It never looks possible that such big seedlings can
appear so quickly from such fine seed! :~)

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)