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Post  mbolos Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:11 am

Hello,

A neighbor offered me a few trees for that lovely price of $0. She claimed this one to be a linden, which I find very hard to believe. It looks like one of those Home Depot topiary balls. Thoughts on species?

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Post  sunip Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:26 pm

Hello,
I am no expert but this looks like a ficus to me.

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Post  handy mick Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:39 pm

Maybe a Gardina

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Post  Billy M. Rhodes Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:43 pm

I don't think it is a Ficus. A quick check for Ficus is remove a leave and observe the milky white sap (latex).
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Post  Billy M. Rhodes Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:48 pm

Take a look at this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Syzygium_francisii_leaves.jpg

I think it is one of the Syzygium, but maybe not this specific one.
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Post  Russell Coker Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:54 pm



I think you're right on target with the Home Depot topiary idea. Those are Eugenia, but I don't remember the species. Also goes by Australian brush cherry. Where the hell did she get linden?????
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Post  handy mick Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:58 pm

I don't think it is a Lilly Pilly Russell.

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Post  Randy_Davis Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:12 pm

Russell Coker wrote:

I think you're right on target with the Home Depot topiary idea. Those are Eugenia, but I don't remember the species. Also goes by Australian brush cherry. Where the hell did she get linden?????

Russell,

Your right on target with Eugenia (Syzygium paniculatum) would be my guess.
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Post  Billy M. Rhodes Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:30 pm

What I said!!
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Post  Russell Coker Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:01 pm

Randy, when did the name change - or was it split?
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Post  Billy M. Rhodes Tue Nov 08, 2011 8:18 pm

Russell

Take a look at the link I posted.
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Post  JimLewis Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:08 pm

Billy M. Rhodes wrote:I don't think it is a Ficus. A quick check for Ficus is remove a leave and observe the milky white sap (latex).

And ficus don't have opposite leaves, do they? The pictured plant seems to have opposite leaves.
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Post  jozsika Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:18 am

hello!

It looks Ligustrum.
Are there friuts?

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Post  mbolos Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:31 am

No, no fruits.

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Post  jozsika Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:48 am

make a photo from bark,trunk!
and other side of leaves!

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