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Andy H

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ID please
« on: December 17, 2011, 20:19:08 »
Hi all, This is a tree in mums new garden. any ideas?



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goodlife

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Re: ID please
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2011, 21:02:39 »
It is Pittosporum
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Re: ID please
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2011, 21:20:57 »
Are you sure?
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Re: ID please
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2011, 21:40:33 »
I'd guess at garrya elliptica, though the leaves in the specimen aren't opposite so I'm probably wrong.
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Andy H

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2011, 21:42:15 »
 Pittosporum there are many types of leaf and they vary a lot but I did notice one that looked the same?????

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Gold Star’

http://www.hebesoc.org/nz_plants/nz_plants_p/pittosporum_tenuifolium_gold_star/pittosporum_tenuifolium_gold_star.htm

It is more than 10 ft high though, probably 18ft but is a compact type of tree.
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Andy H

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Re: ID please
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2011, 21:43:48 »
No, don`t think it is Garrya but thanks for trying.
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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2011, 22:03:39 »
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2011, 20:17:24 »
Garrya elliptica would have beautiful long catkins on it right now .....and if it is a Pittasporum  , then you would smell the delicious lemony fragrance when you picked its branches ....just a couple more clues that I can think of for you  .
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Andy H

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« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2011, 11:54:41 »
I will forward that to mum and see if she can ID it better, thanks.
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Kea

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« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2012, 17:07:46 »
Soon as I saw it I thought 'Pittosporum tenufolium'...the wild type i.e. not a variety.
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Kea

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« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2012, 17:21:49 »
The other plant it could be is an Olearia paniculata. It's Olearia's that look similar to Garrya elliptica.
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Andy H

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« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2012, 18:13:38 »
probably the former. Will ask mum if it gets berries etc...
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