Broom and laburnum tree!

TunnelDad · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:47 pm Post subject: Broom and laburnum tree!

Hi,

I was out and about the other week and saw a tree in the front garden of a house up the road. It is some freak of nature as it has purple broom flowers and also yellow laburnum flowers on the same branches. It is mainly a laburnum but about 40% of the flowers seemed to be that of a broom?

weird,

anyone ever see something similar?

I think I remember seeing a judas tree and a laburnum all on the one tree before in the botanic gardens,

Best,

Séa

Greengage · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:27 am Post subject:

Ah yes +Laburnocytisus adamii.
You must not have walked with Donal Synott when you were in the Bots maybe too much time in the Adamson.

TunnelDad · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:32 am Post subject:

Haha, yeah that's the very one, man that brings it back. I finished around 2000, I think it was Donald alright. Was he the director?

tagwex · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:21 am Post subject:

Any chance of a photo?

TunnelDad · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 10:47 am Post subject:

Here is a photo Smile

tagwex · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:06 am Post subject:

Any evidence of grafting?

TunnelDad · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:46 am Post subject:

Didn't see any evidence but then again I didn't look too hard as I was only passing by