toni
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North Texas, Zone 8a
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Where do you live? Your general location will help us. Also do you know if it has ever bloomed and can you take a closer picture of the leaves?
At first glance it looks like a Lagerstroemia indica (Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle)
But I can't be sure yet.
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dave052
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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I live just outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I believe it was a purple color at point, around 2 months ago.
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like it could be a Lilac Dave. Do you have a close up of the leaves?
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dave052
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| Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think it's a lilac, cause nothing bloomed on it this summer.
Temperatures here get as low as -35 (-31 Fahrenheit) from December to March, and as hot as +35 (95 fahrenheit) in July and August. So it's definitly a tree that can handle extreme climate change throughout the year.
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digital flower
CT, USA
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:11 am Post subject: |
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It looks like a Dwarf Korean Lilac that has been trained on a standard (a plant trained or grafted to have a single, erect, treelike stem). They are purple blooming and usually flower around the beginning of June here.
Lilacs tend to bloom in the spring and early summer here, your timing may be different.
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dave052
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:48 am Post subject: |
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How long does it stayed bloomed for? (if thats a correct way to ask, lol). The entire tree was a purple color in june that lasted only for the month, than turned green again.
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digital flower
CT, USA
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| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| dave052 wrote: | | How long does it stayed bloomed for? (if thats a correct way to ask, lol). The entire tree was a purple color in june that lasted only for the month, than turned green again. |
The Dwarf Lilac was just a guess and it certainly fits the climate. It is actually a little hardier than where you live. Depending on the weather they usually flower for 2 to 4 weeks.
Also I wanted to welcome you to Garden Stew 
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divengrabber
uk
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| Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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i tink its adwarf korean liliac.
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's a Dwarf Lilac too. If it got a pruning last year or early this year, that will have prevented it from blooming this year.
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grownforyou
United Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:28 am Post subject: |
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99% sure it is a Dwarf Lilac
You can see some of the old flower stalks in one of the pictures.
The good news is it is a nice tree. Congratulations.
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