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Maggi Young

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Re: tree
« Reply #30 on: December 09, 2011, 05:12:39 PM »
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Quote from: Maggi Young on December 09, 2011, 12:36:57 PM
Quote from: Anthony Darby on December 09, 2011, 08:30:55 AM
Still trying to identify this tree. It's now flowering.
Yup, that is most certainly a tree.
I'm not too sure. It has several stems/trunks so some might call it a shrub.
They might, Gerry, that's a good point.  The stems are fat enough and tall enough to qualify as a tree in  MY manual on  tree idents, though!  (That's one of the range of  Maggi Young self help books.... out of print,  sadly   :'( )
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Re: tree
« Reply #31 on: December 09, 2011, 07:38:04 PM »
Quote from: Gerry Webster on December 09, 2011, 05:01:23 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on December 09, 2011, 12:36:57 PM
Quote from: Anthony Darby on December 09, 2011, 08:30:55 AM
Still trying to identify this tree. It's now flowering.
Yup, that is most certainly a tree.
I'm not too sure. It has several stems/trunks so some might call it a shrub.

Its definitely not a shrub, as a shrub is a drink made from citrus juice, water, sugar and rum  you can add almond extract if you want.
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Re: tree
« Reply #32 on: December 09, 2011, 07:59:54 PM »
Quote from: Neil on December 09, 2011, 07:38:04 PM


Its definitely not a shrub, as a shrub is a drink made from citrus juice, water, sugar and rum  you can add almond extract if you want.
Gerraway?!!  Learn something new every day in this Forum, and no mistake!  ;D
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Re: tree
« Reply #33 on: December 09, 2011, 08:23:46 PM »
No, it's what you say when you want someone to be quiet, and you've got a cold...... shurrub
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Re: tree
« Reply #34 on: December 09, 2011, 08:29:52 PM »
Tree different opinions then.
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Re: tree
« Reply #35 on: December 11, 2011, 07:56:28 AM »
I'm going to send an army of people in your directions to sort you out, or I could perhaps make a trunk call and reverse the charge!
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Re: tree
« Reply #36 on: December 11, 2011, 08:37:06 PM »
You have a link there Anthony. Why don't you click on it?
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Re: tree
« Reply #37 on: December 11, 2011, 09:55:02 PM »
Link? :o
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Re: tree
« Reply #38 on: December 11, 2011, 11:02:49 PM »
Look at the first of your two pics dear boy, in Reply No 26. ;D
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Re: tree
« Reply #39 on: December 11, 2011, 11:22:02 PM »
Lesley, you are very clever girl! ;D

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Re: tree
« Reply #40 on: December 11, 2011, 11:22:09 PM »
Some sort of Eugenia or Syzy... whatever it's called these days?
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Re: tree
« Reply #41 on: December 11, 2011, 11:35:11 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 11, 2011, 11:02:49 PM
Look at the first of your two pics dear boy, in Reply No 26. ;D
Doh! ::)
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Anthony Darby, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Re: tree
« Reply #42 on: December 11, 2011, 11:44:30 PM »
Quote from: arisaema on December 11, 2011, 11:22:09 PM
Some sort of Eugenia or Syzy... whatever it's called these days?
Brilliant. Thanks. I think Syzygium smithii fits the bill?
« Last Edit: December 11, 2011, 11:53:22 PM by Anthony Darby »
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Re: tree
« Reply #43 on: December 12, 2011, 02:31:13 AM »
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.
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Re: tree
« Reply #44 on: December 12, 2011, 02:46:49 AM »
Well I do like the name Lillypilly very much but I suspect our Australian friends will know more about it than I do. :D
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