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2 Questions .
My friend has a shrub he calls an American Lilac , it has Lilac type pale blue flowers , but is different to the usual lilacs I am familiar with, has any one heard of this one. Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning , they are not Sorbus or Ash that are turning , they do appear to be part of a woodland mix , I did think they might be a cornus but the bark is brown . the leaves are ovate and heavily veined . -- "The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials" Mike !!!! Thanks |
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"Mick" wrote in message
... Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning , they are not Sorbus or Ash that are turning , they do appear to be part of a woodland mix , I did think they might be a cornus but the bark is brown . the leaves are ovate and heavily veined . Corylus maxima purpurea? common name is a filbert - like a hazelnut. The leaves look quite dark until the sun shines through them and then they look bright red. -- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Newsgroups - remove x from address when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm |
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:05:41 +0100, Mick wrote:
My friend has a shrub he calls an American Lilac , it has Lilac type pale blue flowers , but is different to the usual lilacs I am familiar with, has any one heard of this one. Ceanothus is the "posh" name for Californian Lilac. Is that what you are thinking of? Masses of blooms in late spring/early summer. -- MCC |
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"Mick" wrote in message ... 2 Questions . My friend has a shrub he calls an American Lilac , it has Lilac type pale blue flowers , but is different to the usual lilacs I am familiar with, has any one heard of this one. Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning , they are not Sorbus or Ash that are turning , they do appear to be part of a woodland mix , I did think they might be a cornus but the bark is brown . the leaves are ovate and heavily veined . Cotinus coggigria (shrub) and copper beech can look quite red against the sun. Franz |
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"..........Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves
on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning .........." We have a few Liquid Amber trees on a local estate that have sections that are in really great colour, strange how just some branches are like it. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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"David wrote in message ... "..........Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning .........." We have a few Liquid Amber trees on a local estate that have sections that are in really great colour, strange how just some branches are like it. Our Liquidamber used to colour well ( from green to almost black through all the reds) but some years it would only be one side or a small part only. I always assumed it was where the frost /sun touched it but that's only a guess. Lovely tree anyhow. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 19:05:41 +0100, "Mick"
wrote: Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning We went to Westonbirt yesterday and the acers are stunning, but the best colour we saw was on a row of Liquidambars in a garden centre car-park in Nailsworth, Glos. They just looked like pillars of flame from the distance and wonderful close up. It could be that. Pam in Bristol |
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from "Mick" contains these words: Also as I travel up and down the A 1 , this last week the leaves on a certain tree / shrub has caught my eye , in strong sunlight the crimson colour of the leaves are stunning , they are not Sorbus or Ash that are turning , they do appear to be part of a woodland mix , I did think they might be a cornus but the bark is brown . the leaves are ovate and heavily veined . The native Cornus which is found in mixed hedging doesn't have red stems. On the other hand, I'm not sure that they're brown (It's too dark to go and look) but they're certainly fairly dark coloured. Many tend to turn a very dark crimson but some go brighter red. Another small tree that is bright red at the moment and comes in native wood/hedge mixes is the spinde, Euonymus europaeus. It also has the right shaped leaves Janet G |
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