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[Anthony Darby]

This link shows several Lilly Pillys, and the one named Acmena smithii (formerly known as Eugenia smithii) looks like your tree.
http://anpsa.org.au/APOL30/jun03-6.html#photo3

An attractive tree, never heard of them (Lilly Pilly trees) before.  Maybe Lesley can enlighten us on the story behind the common name.

Yep. It's now Syzygium smithii.

[TheOnionMan]

Well I do like the name Lillypilly very much but I suspect our Australian friends will know more about it than I do.

Oops, that's right... NZ is not the same as Australia... although relatively close

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks for your help guys. CD Rom with 40 tree species photographed and described now finished and delivered to Howick Intermediate School.

[Lesley Cox]

Well I do like the name Lillypilly very much but I suspect our Australian friends will know more about it than I do.

Oops, that's right... NZ is not the same as Australia... although relatively close

As Canada is relatively close to the USA and Scotland to England. The smaller we are, the less we like to be lumped with our larger neighbours. At least there's some sea betweeen US and THEM.

[Anthony Darby]

Some friends of mine were travelling through Alabama a few years ago and were muttering about the flight costs to the staff in the motel they'd booked into for their first night. Asked where they come from they replied "Stirling in Scotland". Couldn't you have come by bus, it's a lot cheaper, was the suggestion!

[Lesley Cox]

Some years ago I bought a towel in Wellington and had to have it sent as it was to be hand embroidered with some initials. Gave them my Timaru address and "Is that in the North Island?" OK so it isn't Paris or London but Wellingtonians should know the cities of their own little country.

But this isn't the moan thread. Weather man Jim Hickey, the idiot, gave Dunedin 19 today. We had 32 here. I know, I was working out in the sun all day. It's 11pm now and still 28C. I don't want to go to bed I won't sleep in this heat.

[Anthony Darby]

16^oC and very wet in Auckland this evening. Heaven's opened just as I drove in Auckland airport. Vivienne was happy to be back!