Name the Tree

treascon09 · Rank attained: Hazel Tree Joined: 15 Aug 2009 Posts: 42

Hi,

Does anyone know the name of this tree? A friend of mine has it in his garden but is not sure what it is. It flowers like this for months and will be in bloom until maybe August he thinks.

Thanks in advance

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:46 am Post subject:

I am no expert on trees unless I am standing beside it with my Mitchell Beazley in hand. Surely it is an Acer of some sort, most likely a cherry blossom.

Greengage · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:50 am Post subject:

when does it flower form when to when, can you get a close up of the flowers, is it in an irish garden,
only tree that flowers a long time is a jacanarda but I doubt if its that unless he lives in florida, looks like a cherry or malus from this distance, need pic of flowers and maybe bark, also does it fruit, is it double flowered or single, my guess it is doubled flowered as it lasts so long otherwise it would have been pollinated by flying insects.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:19 am Post subject:

Not Florida Greengage, near you actually. 2 miles NW of Kildare town.

tippben · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:00 pm Post subject:

Cercis siliquastrum?

Greengage · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:26 pm Post subject:

that crossed my mind but its not in flower yet and only flowers for a short time.

tagwex · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:00 pm Post subject:

Did i say acer? I meant Prunus. Told you i was no expert!

tippben · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:20 am Post subject:

Then it must be one of the hundreds of varieties of cherry. Impossible to tell without close ups of the tree.