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Can you identify this tree? (Kawarthas region, north of Peterborough, Ontario)
I've never seen this tree before. It has me stumped. (Mind you, I'm
not at all knowledgeable about trees.) While cottaging at a lake near Apsley last week, we saw several of these trees. The leaves are rather sparse, medium green, large (3+ inches), spade-shaped/triangular. Not smooth.(I think a bit serrated as well, but my memory's shaky on that point.) The trees were fairly tall, say 20 feet or so. What was most noticeable, however, were the beautiful flowers. Almost orchid-like, somewhat cup-shaped flowers, mainly white, with purplish/reddish colouring inside. These were growing in loose clusters. Each bloom was about one inch (more or less) in diameter. Colouring and semi-closed opening in the bloom reminded me a bit of a snapdragon. I've searched a lot on the Internet, and just cannot figure out what they were. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! |
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Can you identify this tree? (Kawarthas region, north of Peterborough, Ontario)
Sounds like a catalpa, although the Kawartha Lakes are far beyond its
natural range. According to Hosie (Native Trees of Canada) they don't occur here. I've seen a number of large specimens in Toronto, so perhaps someone planted the ones you saw, and they are hardier than one might expect. In article , Bonnie wrote: While cottaging at a lake near Apsley last week, we saw several of these trees. The leaves are rather sparse, medium green, large (3+ inches), spade-shaped/triangular. Not smooth.(I think a bit serrated as well, but my memory's shaky on that point.) The trees were fairly tall, say 20 feet or so. What was most noticeable, however, were the beautiful flowers. Almost orchid-like, somewhat cup-shaped flowers, mainly white, with purplish/reddish colouring inside. These were growing in loose clusters. Each bloom was about one inch (more or less) in diameter. Colouring and semi-closed opening in the bloom reminded me a bit of a snapdragon. I've searched a lot on the Internet, and just cannot figure out what they were. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! |
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Can you identify this tree? (Kawarthas region, north of Peterborough, Ontario)
Sounds like a catalpa, although the Kawartha Lakes are far beyond its
natural range. According to Hosie (Native Trees of Canada) they don't occur here. I've seen a number of large specimens in Toronto, so perhaps someone planted the ones you saw, and they are hardier than one might expect. In article , Bonnie wrote: While cottaging at a lake near Apsley last week, we saw several of these trees. The leaves are rather sparse, medium green, large (3+ inches), spade-shaped/triangular. Not smooth.(I think a bit serrated as well, but my memory's shaky on that point.) The trees were fairly tall, say 20 feet or so. What was most noticeable, however, were the beautiful flowers. Almost orchid-like, somewhat cup-shaped flowers, mainly white, with purplish/reddish colouring inside. These were growing in loose clusters. Each bloom was about one inch (more or less) in diameter. Colouring and semi-closed opening in the bloom reminded me a bit of a snapdragon. I've searched a lot on the Internet, and just cannot figure out what they were. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! |
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Can you identify this tree? (Kawarthas region, north of Peterborough, Ontario)
Sounds like a catalpa, although the Kawartha Lakes are far beyond its
natural range. According to Hosie (Native Trees of Canada) they don't occur here. I've seen a number of large specimens in Toronto, so perhaps someone planted the ones you saw, and they are hardier than one might expect. In article , Bonnie wrote: While cottaging at a lake near Apsley last week, we saw several of these trees. The leaves are rather sparse, medium green, large (3+ inches), spade-shaped/triangular. Not smooth.(I think a bit serrated as well, but my memory's shaky on that point.) The trees were fairly tall, say 20 feet or so. What was most noticeable, however, were the beautiful flowers. Almost orchid-like, somewhat cup-shaped flowers, mainly white, with purplish/reddish colouring inside. These were growing in loose clusters. Each bloom was about one inch (more or less) in diameter. Colouring and semi-closed opening in the bloom reminded me a bit of a snapdragon. I've searched a lot on the Internet, and just cannot figure out what they were. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! |
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Can you identify this tree? (Kawarthas region, north of Peterborough, Ontario)
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