Re: Guess this tree . . .
- Subject: Re: Guess this tree . . .
- From: &* A* O* <s*@gimcw.org>
- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:39:20 -0800
Thanks Lula - glad you like this forum.
Chantal Guiraud (Montpellier, France) of this group mentions (on the
new facebook page) that she had this tree sprout in her garden as a
seedling. Does anyone else find this tree self-seeding in their local
mediterranean climate?
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SeÃn O.
http://about.me/seanaohara
On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 3:17 AM, lula alvarez <onbotanical@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is Lula Alvarez, from Mallorca, Spain, we have three paulownias in our
> garden that we planted last spring, they are doing fine and we expect them
> to flower within a month. Here is an image of one of them last August. the
> other image is in a street in a town nearby with paulownias in full bloom,
> taken last March. Quite an espectacle!
> Great forum! Best, Lula
>
> --
> Lula Alvarez
> Museums consultant / Photographer
> blog: Botanical Photography
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Sean A. O'Hara <sean@gimcw.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Dana -
>>
>> Yes, it is indeed Paulownia. These flower buds haning on all winter
>> really make this tree stand out during this time, don't they. Here at
>> my office (where I am known as the resident 'botanist'), several
>> non-gardeners have asked me about a tree they see not far away from
>> our building, noticing for the first time that this tree is different.
>>
>> Here is the page for this tree on the gimcw web site:
>> http://gimcw.org/plants/Paulownia.tomentosa.cfm
>>
>> --
>> SeÃn O.
>> http://about.me/seanaohara
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Dana Drennan <dana.drennan@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Looks like the Empress tree, Pawlonia tomentosa, in my back yard.
>> >
>> > Dana Drennan
>> >
>> > On Mar 6, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Sean A. O'Hara wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey folks -
>> >>
>> >> Though a little guessing game might be fun.
>> >>
>> >> The winter aspect of this tree always makes people curious to know
>> >> what it is. Do you know what it is?
>> >> http://www.facebook.com/groups/577481065595595/
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> SeÃn O.
>> >> http://about.me/seanaohara
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Lula Alvarez
> Museums consultant / Photographer
> mobile: +34 669 959 801
> home: +34 971 94 41 57
>
> blog: Botanical Photography
> site: www.cameratwork.com
