Trees in parks and gardens 2012

[Stephenb]

Thanks.

Did you give a talk?
 

[Hoy]

Yes, "Colour in the garden" 

[Stephenb]

Anyone know what this is? The label says Celtis occidentalis (seed propagated)

[Onion]

It looks like a Celtis. But the foliage is not as I know it, for C. occidentalis. Overside the foliage is glossy, that is o. k. . But the foliage must more a oblong form. 

[ronm]

In the garden today, a ( I will be one day!  ) mighty Oak and a dwarf willow.

[fermi de Sousa]

I took these pics of Paulownia tomentosa at my mum's last week,
cheers
fermi

[Paddy Tobin]

We have a good set of buds on Paulownia tomentosa here at the moment and are hoping they come through the winter to give a nice display next spring.

Great show.

[johnw]

Paddy - Surely the buds will go through the winter in Eire will they not?  Here a pic from last week in the Annapolis Valley, a P. tomentosa from seed sown in autumn 2004 and shot from a third story window!  Bloomed a treat last year.

johnw

[Maggi Young]

a P. tomentosa from seed sown in autumn 2004 and shot from a third story window!

Good grief! That's some rate of growth!

[Paddy Tobin]

John, we are very prone to heavy frosts here and they will do well to come through the winter. However, we live in hope

[Stephenb]

My Paulownia got too big, so I cut it down to ground level as I'd read they were sometimes grown like that...it didn't return 

[Paddy Tobin]

Stephen, they are regularly grown here in that style so as to produce extra large leaves, so just as a foliage plant.

[johnw]

Stephen, they are regularly grown here in that style so as to produce extra large leaves, so just as a foliage plant.

And here as well, sometimes the winter does it for us.  Due to the very dry summer the leaves were not as big as usual.

johnw