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What is this No 60? Already SOLVED!

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John J

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What is this No 60? Already SOLVED!
« on: February 20, 2014, 01:20:42 PM »
OK! I haven't done one of these for a while so I thought I'd have some fun and, hopefully, set you a tough one. It's out of focus too, so that won't help. All I'll say for now is that I took the photo today so it's in flower now.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Alice

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 03:51:45 PM »
Diospyros?
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Joanna Savage

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 04:13:45 PM »
Hoya?
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John J

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 07:24:39 PM »
Sorry, ladies, way off.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 11:59:10 PM »
Arbutus andrachne may have flowers now.
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John J

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2014, 05:42:10 AM »
Jorun, that's amazing! Arbutus andrachne certainly does have flowers now, but how did you get it from that terrible photo?
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2014, 10:27:53 AM »
It wasn't that diffciult, I first tried to think what might be in bloom in Cyprus now, then combined it with your photo. I agree, it was rather blurry, but enough to see the similarity. And the reason why I thought of this tree, was that the first time I really saw it was in Cyprus in 2009. The strange trunks with the peeling bark, revealing the pistachio green colour underneath impressed me.


_DSC2609 Arbutus andrachne.jpg by JorunT, on Flickr
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Alice

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 11:24:07 AM »
Yes, well done Jorun. After I saw your reply last night I was almost certain it was right.
I am glad you posted that photo of Arbutus andrachne. I was never quite sure what species we have in the garden, though I suspected there were A. unedo. Now I know, as they certainly don't have the peeling bark with the pistachio green colour underneath, it is more a cinnamon colour.
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JTh

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2014, 11:44:30 AM »
Well, if the bark is cinnamon coloured, then it could also be a hybrid, Arbutus x arachnoides, which is found where both grow together.
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Alice

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Re: What is this No 60?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 12:24:29 PM »
It does still leave Arbutus x andrachnoides. But I thought that since they were nursery-bought they were more likely to be one of the others. Perhaps not.
Well, we have eliminated one.
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Alice

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Re: What is this No 60? Already SOLVED!
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2014, 06:30:14 PM »
Sorry for any confusion. My last post referred to the plants in my garden, not to the quiz.
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