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Old 27-06-2011, 04:48 PM posted to rec.gardens
David E. Ross[_2_] David E. Ross[_2_] is offline
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On 6/27/11 8:20 AM, Paul wrote:
Anyone have any idea what it is?

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...k/Capture1.jpg


Silk tree (Albizia julibrissin): This can eventually be a tree 40 feet
high with a branch spread of 80 feet. This is a tropical or (at best) a
subtropical, damaged by frosts.

It might instead be a plume albizia (A. distachya), which is even more
tropical. This one grows to about 20 feet.

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