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  1. bobby spray

    bobby spray Apprentice Gardener

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    Can anyone ID this tree please? The owner told me that it was a hankerchief tree but it doesn't look like any i can find on the net...
     
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    Hi Bobby & Welcome.. That has more of the traits of a Dogwood Tree with it bracts. Dogwoods have 4 & their bracts look upwards..
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    The bracts of the pocket Hankercheif tree bracts usually hang down,This is a Handkerchief bract only 2, also the centres are different..
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    It is indeed Handkerchief Tree, Davidia involucrata.:gnthb:
     
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    :dh: Well done Dai.. :thumb:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Well I go along with Dog wood.
     
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    No it`s not Cornus Kousa, Pete.:gnthb:
     
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    Such a lovely thing. I've only seen a mature speciment once. So pretty with it's handkerchiefs lying round it on the grass.
     
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    :scratch: Dai I always thought Hankercheif bractshang down & Dogwood bracts look up as in my 2 photos..!! :scratch:
     
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    :luv: Oh I adore Dogwoods Granny, my friends in CA have so many different ones they are a joy to behold, but sadly the hankercheif doesn't quite do it as much for me.. :dh:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I didnt say it was, but its definitely a dog wood.
     
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    :wink: I love Dogwoods Pete so was pretty sure, but I cannot tell from the pic which one it is either Pete.. Any chance of a brighter photo of the tree Bobby..?? Maybe a close up of the bracts as well..??:scratch:
     
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