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Tue, Mar 21, 06 at 8:03
| I see them growing all over the place, they have purple flowers on them and they are so pretty. What are they?
Thanks in advance for your help. Lori |
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| I would guess that you are talking about the Magnolia soulangiana, or tulip magnolia. Would be in full bloom in your area, nearly past. |
Here is a link that might be useful: tulip magnolia
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- Posted by auhort1990 8a (My Page) on Tue, Mar 21, 06 at 8:50
| Or Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud. They were blooming all along the interstate on my drive to Atlanta this past weekend. |
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- Posted by terramadre 7b - AL (My Page) on Tue, Mar 21, 06 at 9:59
| If the flowers look like this, they are Eastern Redbud which are drought tolerant natives.
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- Posted by mygarden_my_peace 7b AL (My Page) on Tue, Mar 21, 06 at 20:06
| YES that's them. They are so pretty. Thank you! |
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- Posted by tsmith2579 Z7B/8A-Alabama (My Page) on Wed, Mar 22, 06 at 13:20
| Welcome, My_Garden_my_Peace. From your question, may I infer that (as we say in the vernacular) "Y'all ain't from 'round here, are ya?" Where is home for you? Terry |
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| OK, if those are redbuds, then what are the dark pink trees that were blooming three weeks ago before/with the forsythia that I THOUGHT were redbuds? There was a cluster of them off I-65 around Hueytown. I would really like to get one, but I would have bought the wrong tree! |
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| Maple trees bloom very early and are similar to redbuds because the flowers are so small. |
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species of prunus (cherries, plums, apricots, etc.) bloomed earlier so maybe one of those. there is a planting of 3 flowering apricot along a major road in auburn that have pink and red flowers on the same tree that always catches my eye when i am travelling that road. they were beautiful a couple of weeks ago.   |
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| Maybe a flowering crabapple tree? Mine bloomed and were just loaded with flowers - deep pink/cranberry colored. I have so much in bloom and coming up, I hope the winds push the freeze to Canada!! :O) Lynn |
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| Jeff, the trees I saw looked very similar to those. Thanks for the help! Any suggestions on which varieties bloom so early? That late in the winter, even a week earlier blooming makes a big difference. Joy |
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