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Flowering tree in nature area/backyard border

comments (11) May 8th, 2009 in gallery

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Leaves in bunches of 8 or 10, opposite branching
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in SE Michigan, zone 5b.

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glennt writes: Stewartia serrata ? Posted: 3:43 am on July 24th
KattMagic writes: This could possibly be an English Dogwood,which is actually not in the dogwood family at all. Is it invasive, always putting out *babies*? Posted: 2:13 am on May 30th
sbbmaine writes: Sorry .. meant to clarify .. to be more precise, it's the anther color that seems wrong for a pear .. and again, just based upon the cultivars I am familiar with. Again .. see the images I describe in the previous posting. Good luck .. mysteries can be so fun ! Posted: 1:26 pm on May 26th
sbbmaine writes: I'm thinking this is a crabapple. It's not an ornamental pear as the color of the stamens would not be correct. Some ornamental pears do not produce fruit or if so, they may one year and not the next. I have 2 closeup photos of both an ornamental pear & a crabapple ...

see: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cemaine/

(these can be found in the "Garden Shots") folder .. as of today, near the bottom of the grouping .. right next to purple tulips.

Or, just search my photostream for crabapple ... pear .. Posted: 1:22 pm on May 26th
katrinasgarden writes: looks to be in the wild rose catagory to me by the inside of flower. Posted: 7:50 am on May 24th
gardenfaerie writes: IPlayinDirt, It's not a serviceberry. I'm leaning toward something in the apple family myself, but crabapple. It has small berries like crabapple berries, but I don't recall the color. Why I'm not possitive ont he crabapple is it has too many leaflets. I saw a flowering pear at Lowes that has the same amount (and shape) of leaves, but mine doesn't get pears. ???? Posted: 7:49 pm on May 12th
iPlayinDirt writes: Looks like a member of the apple family.
Flowers look to big for amelanchier-but I am not familar with all the species of it.
Have you seen its fruit? Posted: 10:48 am on May 11th
gardenfaerie writes: Furballs, the tree is done blooming now. I don't remember being overwhelmed by fragrance, but it might have had a slightly fragrant smell. Posted: 11:35 pm on May 10th
furballs writes: Are the flowers fragrant, by any chance ? Posted: 2:54 pm on May 9th
gardenfaerie writes: Thanks, Peach! I know it's not a dogwood (five versus four petals and alternate vs. opposite branching). Thanks for posting! Posted: 8:09 am on May 9th
Peach14 writes: Looks like a dogwood to me.
Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornus_florida.
Posted: 9:48 pm on May 8th
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