Although one poster mentioned pauwlonia, I think an equally likely candidate
is redbud, which would probably just be finishing up bloom in the mountains
of the south. (It blooms in March in North Florida, April in north Georgia).
Although the name sounds like it should have red blossoms, in actuality it
has pinkish/purple blossoms - more or less the color of wisteria. (probably
a shade darker purple).
"Bill Oliver" wrote in message
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My wife and I were driving from North Carolina to Georgia recently. As
we passed through the NC mountains, we noticed that the back roads were
lined
by trees that had large light purple/lavender blooms that looked kind of
like wisteria. We were not aware of wisteria *trees* in that part of the
country. We love the dogwoods by the roads where we live, but were
entranced by these trees. Could anybody from that part of the country
tell us what is blooming up there?


billo