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**Tree ID, please: unusual leaves and fragrant blossoms
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daisybeans
annapolis md
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 1:18 am Post subject: **Tree ID, please: unusual leaves and fragrant blossoms |
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Hello all, Does anyone know the ID of this tree? It has the most wonderful smelling little blossoms, perfumes the whole block near my school. I would love to have one, the fragrance is so sweet.
It has two different kinds of leaves -- rounded ones and long thin ones. The stem with very fragrant flowers grows straight out of the center of the long thin leaves. I hope you can see it. It is a large tree and the bark is rough.
Thanks, guys.
Leaves & stems for scale ( photo / image / picture from daisybeans's Garden )
stem with blossom grows from center of leaf ( photo / image / picture from daisybeans's Garden )
two different kinds of leaves ( photo / image / picture from daisybeans's Garden )
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Droopy
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Western Norway
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a linden tree, Tilia cordata. The flowers are used in teas to relieve coughs, cold and flu.
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daisybeans
annapolis md
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Yes, that is exactly what it is. Thank you Droopy. This type of tree lined our street when I lived in Illinois and smelled so pretty. Then I noticed one next to my school yesterday. There is a big choke cherry tree out back that we need to get taken down... maybe this would be a nice replacement for the fragrant blossoms and pretty bark.
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Netty
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Southern Ontario zone 5a
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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I discovered those quite by accident too! I literally followed my nose to find a row of them near work. I hope to add one to my yard soon 
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daisybeans
annapolis md
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:59 am Post subject: |
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That is exactly what I did too Netty! Isn't the fragrance wonderful????
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Netty
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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It IS!! 
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