We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
...
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time.

Vandal!!!

:-)

I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

No idea ... sorry :-(

Mary

Judith in France wrote:
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

You'd be no good at collecting conkers then!
--
Pete C
London UK

Judith in France wrote:
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

Paulownia tomentosa?

--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)

On May 15, 8:05 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ...

We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time.

Vandal!!!

:-)

I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

No idea ... sorry :-(

Mary

My husband walked off when I was throwing pebbles, pretending he
wasn't with me!!!! I told him he was lucky I didn't go back home for
a stepladder! (There is always tomorrow though!).

Judith

On May 15, 8:14 pm, "Pete C" wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

You'd be no good at collecting conkers then!
--
Pete C
London UK

I am very good with conkers - I wait until they fall off the tree!!

Judith

On May 15, 8:14 pm, "Jeff Layman" wrote:
Judith in France wrote:
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

Paulownia tomentosa?

--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)

I have no idea but I shall Google it - thank you Jeff.

Judith

On 15/5/08 19:27, in article
, "Judith in
France" wrote:

We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

Paulownia tomentosa, Judith - I'm pretty sure. It's aka the foxglove tree.
It sets buds in winter. I sent some seeds to a previous urgler in Normandy
and she grew so many that she swapped them for a load of plants with her
local nursery.
Was it without leaves at the moment because Paulownias flower on bare
stems/trunks?
Someone told Ray that they're grown as street trees in Moscow but mainly for
the leaves because, if they're stooled, they produce enormous and attractive
leaves in climates where they wouldn't produce flowers. I *think* I'm
correct in saying that in some parts of USA they're grown as a crop for
their wood.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On May 15, 10:13 pm, Sacha wrote:
On 15/5/08 19:27, in article
, "Judith in

France" wrote:
We went out to supper last night and parked in a town square. There
was a tree, about the size of a mature Acacia with the most beautiful
pale lavender coloured flowers, the smell was exotic. I could see
some seeds on the tree which looked like nuts, I couldn't reach the
lower branches to pick one to try and grow it on so I threw some
pebbles but missed every time. I brought a flower home that has
fallen on the ground and Edward took a pic, can anyone identify it.
It is on on my hand so that you can get an idea of scale. I will post
this in another group also.
http://i29.tinypic.com/35hpgcn.jpg

Judith

Paulownia tomentosa, Judith - I'm pretty sure. It's aka the foxglove tree.
It sets buds in winter. I sent some seeds to a previous urgler in Normandy
and she grew so many that she swapped them for a load of plants with her
local nursery.
Was it without leaves at the moment because Paulownias flower on bare
stems/trunks?
Someone told Ray that they're grown as street trees in Moscow but mainly for
the leaves because, if they're stooled, they produce enormous and attractive
leaves in climates where they wouldn't produce flowers. I *think* I'm
correct in saying that in some parts of USA they're grown as a crop for
their wood.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

I've Googled it - yes, that is exactly what it is, thank you and
Jeff. Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some
seeds?

Judith

In article
,
Judith in France writes


I've Googled it - yes, that is exactly what it is, thank you and
Jeff. Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some
seeds?

Judith


They germinate really easily Judith, i gave away about 15 last year and
the year before as they grow quite quickly.
You should be able to get the seeds from quite a few sources
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 15/5/08 22:28, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On May 15, 10:13 pm, Sacha wrote:
snip

Paulownia tomentosa, Judith - I'm pretty sure.
snip

I've Googled it - yes, that is exactly what it is, thank you and
Jeff. Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some
seeds?

Judith

I'll send you some when ours 'does its thing'. You'll have to email me your
address because in my usual inefficient fashion, I've lost it or 'put it in
a safe place', as I prefer to think of it.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On May 16, 8:55 am, Sacha wrote:
On 15/5/08 22:28, in article
, "Judith



in France" wrote:
On May 15, 10:13 pm, Sacha wrote:
snip

Paulownia tomentosa, Judith - I'm pretty sure.
snip

I've Googled it - yes, that is exactly what it is, thank you and
Jeff. Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some
seeds?

Judith

I'll send you some when ours 'does its thing'. You'll have to email me your
address because in my usual inefficient fashion, I've lost it or 'put it in
a safe place', as I prefer to think of it.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Thank you Sacha, you and your filing system!!!

Judith

On 16/5/08 11:02, in article
, "Judith in
France" wrote:

On May 16, 8:55 am, Sacha wrote:
On 15/5/08 22:28, in article
, "Judith



in France" wrote:
On May 15, 10:13 pm, Sacha wrote:
snip

Paulownia tomentosa, Judith - I'm pretty sure.
snip

I've Googled it - yes, that is exactly what it is, thank you and
Jeff. Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some
seeds?

Judith

I'll send you some when ours 'does its thing'. You'll have to email me your
address because in my usual inefficient fashion, I've lost it or 'put it in
a safe place', as I prefer to think of it.
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Thank you Sacha, you and your filing system!!!

Judith

I know - it's hopeless. I had it on my computer but I don't think I
transferred it when I bought this new one! I promise that this time it will
go into the physical address book, as well as the computer one.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Plants and seeds are widely available, you shouldn't have a problem. Not so rare. But be aware that they are fast-growing, wide-spreading trees, so need a lot of room. They also create a lot of shade. And the flowers are held high up, so it is best to plant it somewhere where you will have a good view of it from a location higher than where it is planted. I used to have one outside my 1st-storey window when I was a student in Oxford.

On 16/5/08 12:45, in article ,
"echinosum" wrote:


Judith in France;791999 Wrote:
Now, short of taking a stepladder there, how can I get some seeds?
Plants and seeds are widely available, you shouldn't have a problem.
Not so rare. But be aware that they are fast-growing, wide-spreading
trees, so need a lot of room. They also create a lot of shade. And the
flowers are held high up, so it is best to plant it somewhere where you
will have a good view of it from a location higher than where it is
planted. I used to have one outside my 1st-storey window when I was a
student in Oxford.


To this I would just add that if you keep it stooled, it produces enormous
and eye catching leaves but doesn't flower.
I'm interested that you call it wide-spreading. Ours is about 9 years old
and is probably about 15' but it's not particularly spreading.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'