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Author Garden: Cluster of red balloons... geegeeburr Garden Pro! Member # 3674 posted                       I saw the most beautiful tree at the park. Leaves kind of similar to black walnut leaves, and it had these clusters of reddish balloon-looking thingies, and tons of tiny yellow flowers. In Southern California. Sorry I don't have photos, I see everyone else does, but hubby broke the digital camera. (Grrr...) * * * * Plants: 1044 | From: Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 69.166.254.245 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Really wish you had a picture for us???!!! Kinda sorta sounds like a sumac/???? Not sure if they are in CA.. Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.57 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Hey, maybe Papito or Arctostaphylos might know, they're both from Calif and maybe have a better idea than me???? Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.67.57 Arctostaphylos Great Gardener Member # 2496 posted                       Well my guess would be Schinus molle (California Pepper Tree) which is not native to California but native to the Peruvian Andes (the etrnal joy of common names). Good luck. Plants: 90 | From: California | Registered: May 2004  |  Seeded: 209.148.104.192 geegeeburr Garden Pro! Member # 3674 posted                       I looked up that pepper tree, and though I'm not sure, I don't think that's it. Gonna try to schlepp the video camera over to the park tomorrow and get a still photo on that. * * * * Plants: 1044 | From: Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 69.166.254.245 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       My parents used to have red pepper trees and I have a neighbors now that is draping my yard....yes there are balloon buds but the flowers are definitely not yellow.... Just a guess how about crepe myrtle????? * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 geegeeburr Garden Pro! Member # 3674 posted                       OKay, I had to make a page at angelfire to show these photos because I don't know how to put pictures in here. But I THINK if you click on this link, it will take you there. The pictures are big, so it might take a while to view them. http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/geegeeburr/gardenersforum.html * * * * Plants: 1044 | From: Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 69.166.254.245 Carly Garden Pro! Member # 3052 posted                       Go get registered at Image Shack - I've been using that one lately and it's pretty reliable so far. http://www.imageshack.us/ You don't have to make a web page - just upload your pictures then copy paste the code and use that. * * * * When sorting seeds, do not whistle. Plants: 2784 | From: Toronto, Canada | Registered: Jul 2004  |  Seeded: 67.43.131.31 <weezie> guest posted                 Not sure, maybe, leaves are a bit different...........???? ROBINA HISPIDA or PINK LOCUST Weezie Seeded: 24.54.67.57 <weezie> guest posted                 How tall would you say the tree is???? Paulownia tomentosa - Empress Tree Weezie Seeded: 24.54.67.57 gardenmom32210 guest posted                 When you posted the picture I knew I had seen it before(and have some seeds from)...just couldn't remember what it was called. Pulled out my handy "Taylors Master guide to Gardening"(GREAT book, by the way, for identification). Here it is... Rain Tree Karen Seeded: 68.218.211.186 <Weezie> guest posted                 G~Mom, I never knew the Rain Tree had pink flowers, I always have only seen it with the "Yellow" stuff... Thanks for the picture!!! Weezie Seeded: 24.54.67.57 geegeeburr Garden Pro! Member # 3674 posted                       Thanks, guys! When I saw that tree, I KNEW I had seen it before, not in California, but in Indiana where I'm from. I recognized the balloons, but I had never known what it was called. Now that you've given me the name, I feel really goofy, because when I was a girl scout for several years, I'm pretty sure our Girl Scout Council was called the Golden Raintree Council. Probably should have known what it looked like. Dud. But it sure is beautiful, isn't it? * * * * Plants: 1044 | From: Van Nuys, CA | Registered: Sep 2004  |  Seeded: 69.166.254.245 Arctostaphylos Great Gardener Member # 2496 posted                       Just for clarity the tree in question is Koelreuteria bipinnatata not K. paniculata. In our area we only see Koelreuteria paniculata, a very nice small tree. Plants: 90 | From: California | Registered: May 2004  |  Seeded: 209.148.124.235

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