Posted by Ms Leebee on August 26, 2006, 7:29 pm
Hi there.
Sorry for the gatecrash on the group !
Looking for identification of a tree in my yard.
It has red and green leaves all of the time, ( so it's not deciduous, and
not evergreen ). It also has yellow 'spikes' as flowers which may or may
not be a form of wattle ( ? )
It has a grey trunk.
I like this tree, but it isn't a good specimen ( lower brances appear to
have been ripped off ) and could be diseased in part ? Outer branches look
so dry and grey they could be dead, yet leaves still grow, so ?
Recent gale force winds ( it took a whupping ) have made me reconsider
keeping it, but I like it so
much, I figured if it does have to go, I will simply buy another.
Pics have been posted in: alt.binaries.ozdebate, and
bigpond.broadband.binaries.
TIA.
Posted by gardenlen on August 26, 2006, 7:53 pm
g'day nms leebee,
sorry can't help much but it is very common in gardens in older
suburbs in brisbane, if i get a chance i will check my plant book
later, but in the mean time someone else may tag it for you.
and your not gatecrashing all questions always welcome.
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Posted by Ms Leebee on August 26, 2006, 8:05 pm
gardenlen wrote:
> g'day nms leebee,
> sorry can't help much but it is very common in gardens in older
> suburbs in brisbane, if i get a chance i will check my plant book
> later, but in the mean time someone else may tag it for you.
> and your not gatecrashing all questions always welcome.
Thanks Len ;)
I've been meaning to join for a while anyway, so will hang around.
I do have a very old garden - I live in an older suburb of Melbourne, so
old-style plants are not uncommon ;)
Ta for the welcome :)
Posted by gardenlen on August 26, 2006, 11:36 pm
g'day ms leebee,
nearest i can see is it could be an 'acalypha spec.' maybe
'a.wilkesiana'?
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len
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May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In
A World That You May Not Understand."
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Posted by FlowerGirl on August 27, 2006, 1:25 am
> Hi there.
> Sorry for the gatecrash on the group !
> Looking for identification of a tree in my yard.
> It has red and green leaves all of the time, ( so it's not deciduous, and
> not evergreen ). It also has yellow 'spikes' as flowers which may or may
> not be a form of wattle ( ? )
> It has a grey trunk.
> I like this tree, but it isn't a good specimen ( lower brances appear to
> have been ripped off ) and could be diseased in part ? Outer branches
look
> so dry and grey they could be dead, yet leaves still grow, so ?
> Recent gale force winds ( it took a whupping ) have made me reconsider
> keeping it, but I like it so
> much, I figured if it does have to go, I will simply buy another.
> Pics have been posted in: alt.binaries.ozdebate, and
> bigpond.broadband.binaries.
> TIA.
Looks like Omalanthus populifolious (native bleeding heart). May be O.nutans
now after a name change??
http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/732131822188/038.html
A rainforest tree.
Amanda
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> sorry can't help much but it is very common in gardens in older
> suburbs in brisbane, if i get a chance i will check my plant book
> later, but in the mean time someone else may tag it for you.
> and your not gatecrashing all questions always welcome.