Discussion: Trees with Lavender Flowers Everywhere
Wednesday May 14, 2008
"When coming back, this week, from Myrtle beach, I spotted several trees that were leafless but had beautiful light blue to lavender flowers on them. The trees were about the size of dogwoods, or a little larger, but were more upright in manner rather than spreading...I would very much love an identification of this tree." - JAB Most probably this person has seen Royal paulownia or princesstree. We are in the middle of the tree's peak blooming season along the Eastern Seaboard. More on Royal paulownia: Royal Paulownia - 100 Most Common North American Trees
Royal Paulownia - Virginia Tech Dendrology
Comments
Your About Forestry e-mail notice gives a link to an article about “Ball on Oak Leaf”, but the link actually leads to an article on “Trees with Lavender Flowers Everywhere”.
Thanks Kent! I did make a mistake but it should be ok now….
I browsed to this site looking for information on “ball on oak leaves” and ended up on a pageabout lavender - what gives?
OK, now I know where this is coming from. I sent a newsletter out with the incorrect URL. Can’t change the URL after publishing but the ball moss report is at:
http://forestry.about.com/b/a/256453.htm
Is the princesstress the same as our California purple delight, the jacaranda?
thanks,
cc