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Old 05-07-2006, 03:46 AM posted to sci.bio.botany
mel turner
 
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Default Tree identification please

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South of France near Toulouse. No flowers.

Form :
http://cjoint.com/?hfdLT8KvCT

Leaves:
http://cjoint.com/?hfdOa1pKoz


"Crepe Myrtle" [or crape myrtle] _Lagerstroemia indica_.
Family Lythraceae, native to China.

There are many cultivated varieties, usually with colorful flowers:
http://images.google.com/images?as_q=&svnum=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_ epq=myrtle&as_oq=crape+crepe

cheers