plant ID please
I have a large shrub which came from a cutting, taken from a recently
trimmed back shrub in a hospital car park. The family have called it the snowball tree. The mature leaves are quite large about 4 to 5 inches long and appear to be covered in fine hairs. The buds develope late summer/autumn, in fact they are developing now, very tight about 1 inch across, they remain like this throughout the winter, late winter early spring the buds open in the shape of a snow ball with tiny white flowers. Many thanks for any assistance regards Cineman |
plant ID please
"cineman" wrote in message ... I have a large shrub which came from a cutting, taken from a recently trimmed back shrub in a hospital car park. The family have called it the snowball tree. The mature leaves are quite large about 4 to 5 inches long and appear to be covered in fine hairs. The buds develope late summer/autumn, in fact they are developing now, very tight about 1 inch across, they remain like this throughout the winter, late winter early spring the buds open in the shape of a snow ball with tiny white flowers. Many thanks for any assistance regards Cineman Viburnum--perhaps (there are many sorts). It is widely used in municipal planting. |
plant ID please
"cineman" wrote in message ... I have a large shrub which came from a cutting, taken from a recently trimmed back shrub in a hospital car park. The family have called it the snowball tree. The mature leaves are quite large about 4 to 5 inches long and appear to be covered in fine hairs. The buds develope late summer/autumn, in fact they are developing now, very tight about 1 inch across, they remain like this throughout the winter, late winter early spring the buds open in the shape of a snow ball with tiny white flowers. Many thanks for any assistance regards Cineman If it is viburnum then this one fits your snowball description:- http://home.hiwaay.net/~oliver/chinesesnowball.htm |
plant ID please
I suspect you mean either Viburnum carlesii or V. x carlcephalum, both
of which more or less fits your description. They (esp. x carlcephalum) are very popular for urban planting since they perform well and are undemanding. |
plant ID please
My thanks to everyone who responded, having looked at links the bush is
either V.Carlcephalum or V. Macrocephalum Judging by the growth habit in the pictures I would incline to the former. Its a pity that my wife wants ( me) to clear the patch where this growing alongside a mock orange which has outgrown its site, not before ive taken some cuttings though. Many thanks Regards Cineman "cineman" wrote in message ... I have a large shrub which came from a cutting, taken from a recently trimmed back shrub in a hospital car park. The family have called it the snowball tree. The mature leaves are quite large about 4 to 5 inches long and appear to be covered in fine hairs. The buds develope late summer/autumn, in fact they are developing now, very tight about 1 inch across, they remain like this throughout the winter, late winter early spring the buds open in the shape of a snow ball with tiny white flowers. Many thanks for any assistance regards Cineman |
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