What type of tree is this?

Hi there, I just bought a house, and was wondering what type of tree this is? Thanks.




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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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Looks like it could be a Lilac Dave. Do you have a close up of the leaves?

 

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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.

 

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.

 

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

 

i tink its adwarf korean liliac.

 

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.

 

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.