Name this plant!
A native ornamental, it grows to 50 feet tall. It sports handsome foliage and bark, and white flowers in panicles, late May to early June. At Lilac Hill there is a pink-flowered variety, which Ted Collins obtained from Coldwater Pond Nursery (and Ted Hildebrand, no fair guessing). This is an underused gem, great as a lawn specimen.
The first reader to guess correctly will win a lilac from Lilac Hill Nursery. Submit answers to jane@janemilliman.com or by calling 585-733-8979.
We already have a winner, but if you want to guess, leave a comment below.
Answer from last issue (May-June 2014): The Pepperidge tree, also known as black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
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Oh, you are right! My mistake. Apologies. I would love to see them in their native environment. Lucky you. And shame on me for not double checking that it was a synonym and not two distinct species. Thank you! And thanks for reading.
There’s only one right? But it changed name from Cladrastis lutea to C. kentuckea. A great tree but it takes a VERY LONG time to mature enough to bloom, just as M Dirr says. I waited about 17 years for mine to bloom. I enjoyed seeing them in their northernmost population in IN a couple years ago.
Yes. Know which one? (Good job, btw.)
Jane
Is it a Yellowwood?