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Started by rjwoelk, April 27, 2016, 01:21:11 PM

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rjwoelk

 

 In my travels through your fair land I truly do enjoy spring, as I get to see trees and flowers we do not have in canada. One that is prevelent along the highway hedges, it has a purple,  move,  blooms it is a not a big tree more like a willow, very pretty though. What is it? ???
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Savannahdan

I'm in Georgia and you see a lot of Crape Myrtles planted on the major highways.  Not sure if this is the tree you're referring to.
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rjwoelk,

   Need more detail on the tree. Size, where is it found, leaf shape, etc. One tree with purple flowers that is blooming in our area this time of year is a Princess tree or Pawlonia (sp?). Has large elephant ear type leaves although there are no leaves on the trees yet. Another purple flower is a wisteria vine with clumps of flowers that look almost like clumps of grapes hanging. May be too early for them yet. I am mostly familiar with them growing further south.

   A picture would be great if you get a chance to get one.
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rjwoelk

I did not see any leaves but I was driving. They were along i55 in Mo and IL . Slender stocks branchy at the  10 to 15 ft perhaps very colorful. I saw thes a month ago in Texas and oklahoma,  will try and get some pic the next time I see them.
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rjwoelk

I just looked up Crape Myrtle that sure looks like it. Thanks to all the ideas
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Magicman

Crape Myrtles are not blooming yet, but Wisteria has purple flowers and has just bloomed.


 


 
It is a vine but many folks (us included) have some pruned like a small tree.  The vine will climb trees in such a way that it sometime looks like the whole tree is blooming when it is actually only a vine.
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My Empress tree just finished blooming , Big tall tree , bushy top with loads of purple blossoms 2-3 inches long .
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SwampDonkey

We have an elder species here that is just about flowering. Before they fully open the mass of flower buds is purple. Just a branchy shrub. The leaves come out later.



Also a wild honeysuckle is flowering now, but yellow.  I just noticed purple trillium and trout lily is up and colts foot has been up for 2 or 3 weeks, yellow.

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rjwoelk

Well now I don't know what it is. It does look like mm pic. But I did not think it was a vine but could be. Will stop the next time I see it and investigate, and take a picture. They were very prevalent along the interstate  in MO and IL OK
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rjwoelk

 A tulip tree flower? Beautiful what ever it is.


 
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JohnW

That must be a Yellow Poplar, AKA Tulip Poplar.  And that's a very nice picture.

Ianab

Tulip Poplar is a type of Magnolia, which are known for their nice flowers.  :)
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SwampDonkey

We call them tulip trees in Canada because aspen are poplar (genus populus) up here.  ;D :)
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Sometimes a poplar is a popple and sometimes it is a tulip  ;D. 
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@rjwoelk  I accidently deleted your photo trying to rotate it on my phone. SORRY! Can you please reupload? Thank you!
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rjwoelk

Thought for a min i was in the wood shed
:D
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