I had a beautiful blue/purple blossom tree until we had a bad storm and it blew down unfortunately I never kept any cuttings. It was absolutely gorgeous it blossomed in the spring and was very bushy with beautiful blue sprigs of blossom, does anyone know where i can find out the name of this???
2007-02-20 09:38:34 · 10 answers · asked by druscilla c 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
a Wisteria Tree??? if you are in a temperate climate - get snow in the winter... or
Jacaranda if you are in a subtropical zone
2007-02-20 09:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by string1dm 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There aren't that many blossom trees that are blue purple.
Could be
Ceanothus - Fluffy blue blossom, often evergreen.
Lilac - Spikes of very fragrant purple flowers. Deciduous. Large heartish shaped leaves.
Wisteria - long purple flowers hang down. Leaves fern like and pale green.
Go to a shrub nursery or get a garden encyclopaedia from the library.
2007-02-24 00:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by intelligentbutdizzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi druscilla c.
Any chance of more detail? How tall was it? What size and shape were the leaves? Where in the world are you? Did it have one single stem? How large were the flowers?
A photo would really help, but I guess as you've lost the tree you might not have one.
Without the above info, I'll throw my hat into the ring with Ceanothus, but this is more of a big shrub than a tree.
Sorry I can't be of any more help. Perhaps a bit more info might give us a better clue. I don't suppose a neighbour or friend of yours might remember it and know the name?
Hope you have every success or at least loads of fun picking out a replacement.
2007-02-21 05:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ian. Garden & Tree Prof. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would help to know a little more about the tree. I.e. where it was growing at (just for knowing how cold hardy it is), how tall it was with a rough guess of age, and what sort of leaves it had. It definitely could be Jacaranda. I have two other guesses with the info you gave, but there are definitely other trees that fit:
one being a purple Robinia: http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/images/robiniahispida-brj.jpg
the other one is a royal empress tree, which have really large leaves: http://python.ex.ac.uk/ead/be/species/p/paulownia/
http://nature.jardin.free.fr/image4/rg_paulownia_tomentosa.jpg
The botanical names for both of these respectably are Robinia pseudoacacia 'Purple Robe' and Paulownia tomentosa
2007-02-20 10:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by redchic01 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a Jacaranda. Hard to tell without seeing a sample but that would be my guess.
2007-02-20 09:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Carlos C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Head Gardener on a private estate. If you can email me with a bit more detail or a photo, I hope I can help. rupert_n@yahoo.com
2007-02-20 09:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Rupert the gardener 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a picture of it? You should look on the web or go to your local plant nursery and see if they can help you better.
2007-02-20 09:42:07 · answer #7 · answered by Madison 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like ceanothus to me....buy a new one there cheap enough
2007-02-20 16:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by gary k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that this sounds like a ceanothus
2007-02-21 01:25:49 · answer #9 · answered by richard h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it not just a blossom tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-20 09:41:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋