A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Plants and Flowers Forum Mystery Plants? oh this is lovely

but what the heck is it? and how can i propagate my own from the existing tree???
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anybody got a clue?
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I saw this yesterday and thought someone would jump on it. Do they smell nice? I can't tell the scale/size. They are similar to jacaranda but not quite right. And I think jacarandas are out of your zone.
But I can tell you that the best way to grow most trees is by seed. If you don't get a nursery grown one. I've never had much luck with cuttings from trees. Are there any volunteers around this tree from dropped seeds in prior years?

it's a small unkempt tree, growing on a southfacing sheltered bit of land over at the retirement villas. i was admiring the smell before i walked up to swipe a little branch. the flowers are about 1.75" across. i will go google jacaranda. thanks!

...don't think thatz a Jacaranda...leaves not d same...that is if d leaves i c in d pic r d leaves of your mystery plant...? ...n s far s i know Jacaranda doesnt smell...o at least never smelled any fragrance fr afar.... whatever it is...itz beeauutiful!

No clue from me but it sure is pretty.

well, it's not jacaranda. still hunting. the leaves are like the oleander leaf.
and it didn't last long cut from the tree.

Well, I got "officious" as my grandmother use to say and looked up the University of Oklahoma Horticulture department and emailed the pic.. Here's what they say about it:

"The tree is a Desert willow. Most cultivars are pink. This cultivar is burgundy."

Here is his address if you want to ask how to propagate it. I forgot to ask that. ron.wright at okstate.edu

His name Ron Wright.

wow that was nice of you to go to all that trouble! thanks!
i am busier than a one armed paper hanger, but i was going to pursue this tonight!
thanks again....i will email him for propagation instructions!!

Twernt no trouble atall. Took every bit of 10 minutes. :wink:

And you're very welcome.

Sometimes I can't get the neurons to fire right to be able find stuff on the internet. I just get lucky sometimes.

Hey, Patunia,

Look what I found out about the Desert willow:

Its flowers are fragrant, pink to lavender. They appear in May and keep coming until Sept. or frost. Likes moderate water and sun. Does best inland and in desert. Easy to grow. It's nice looking and fast. The leaf tips will freeze each winter, ours have lived through -4 deg. F. in containers with little damage. It has a nice deciduous form. Can be pruned to make a weeping willow effect. (A weeping willow with 1-2\"pink-purple catalpa-like flowers!) Plant and stems look dead when dormant. Do not pull out the first winter. Hummingbirds live in this most of the summer. A favorite in the garden all summer.

It forms seed pods!!