Re: can you identify this tree?
- Subject: Re: can you identify this tree?
- From: J* D* <j*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
Possibly Bauhinia -- the leaves are very distinctive:
http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?cat_id=11&plant_id=234&page=
--- Cmlindfield@aol.com wrote:
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> can anyone help me by identifying a flowering tree
> for me?
>
> in nicosia in cyprus, the are at present avenues of
> trees (about 20ft in
> height) around the city flowering with spectacular
> two tone dark and light pink
> blooms. the blooms do not look to be related to
> cherry or almond family,
> but are more "complex" in nature. the leaves are
> ovoid with a notch in the
> base dividing them symettrically into two halves
> (actually resembling the wings
> of a butterfly). i do have pictures that i could e
> mail. if you can
> identify this tree from my description, any idea on
> cultivation - and in particular
> soil types.
>
> many thanks
>
> christopher morrell
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