Could it be....
a wisteria?
M
This is a picture of a false acacia/robinia.
http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Robinia_hispida_page.html
looks like Robinia hispida (rose acacia); native of S.E. USA.
Jono
Bedford and S.E. Vendee
Ian wrote:We have a tree outside our house which is baffling my wife. Even with the aid of half a dozen reference books, she can't identify it, so I said I'd ask the forum.She describes it as "A tree about 4-5 metres high. The flowers, out now, are pendant racemes, purply-pink, while the leaves are like wisteria leaves"Any ideas?Thanks
A photo of your tree woulf be a great help Ian...
Roz wrote:While you're pondering that one, I wonder if anyone can put a name to our mystery tree? It's just finished flowering, I wish I'd thought to get a picture while it was in bloom... The flowers appear before the leaves making quite a striking effect. They are pale mauve/bluish and are narrow trumpet shaped, about three inches long. In the previous two years we've only seen a few flowers, but this year it's been absolutely covered in them. Any ideas?
I agree - it's almost certainly a paulownia (Japanese Dragon Tree).
They are wonderful for one week when in flower in early May, but are a ----- nuisance in autumn and winter when the very heavy seed pods form and start falling to the ground.
We try to cut them off before they fall to the ground, but as the tree gets bigger and bigger it becomes more difficult. It's great as a shade tree in a parking area, but the branches do get too heavy for themselves and break off if you don't keep an eye on them.
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