Tree World  


Go Back   Tree World > All About Trees > Ask an Arborist here

Yellow flowering tree

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 17th June 2007, 07:07 AM   #1
I'm new here so be nice
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2
Default Yellow flowering tree

I am trying to find out the name of an ornamental tree which I have seen in Paris and in Bordeaux. Height is average, leaves are composite rather acacia like (if I remember rightly) but the most interesting thing about this tree is the multiple yellow flowers which appear in June.The flowering part is made up of many small flowers with an upright somewhat christmas tree shape. Can anybody tell me what this could be?
samuel Cranston is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 07:42 AM   #2
Mature tree
 
TREE-SURFER's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Isle of Man,UK.
Posts: 332
Default

Hi Samuel, and welcome.
First thing I would have to ask is, do you have any pictures of this tree?
Does the flowers have a distinct smell to them?
Is the bark smooth or rough? and what order are the leaves (opposing, staggered) and what shape are they?
__________________
The Aerial Arborist
Isle of Man Tree Surgeon| All Aspects of Tree Work

What experts say about TOPPING
TREE-SURFER is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 07:48 AM   #3
I'm new here so be nice
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2
Default

Thanks for your reply. I'll try and get some pics tomorrow and post them. I'll also pick some leaves and get back to you. Do you know a site that shows pics of European ornamental trees. That would help a lot too. I'm pressy sure I could ID from a pic.

Samuel
samuel Cranston is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 08:00 AM   #4
Mature tree
 
TREE-SURFER's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Isle of Man,UK.
Posts: 332
Default

Hi Samuel,
Maybe some of the other Guys would have a link, (Boa is the guy for these), but I generally go from A book.
Good luck with the photo's.
__________________
The Aerial Arborist
Isle of Man Tree Surgeon| All Aspects of Tree Work

What experts say about TOPPING
TREE-SURFER is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 09:34 AM   #5
Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane
 
Eric Frei's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 12,993
Default

Bit of a stab but here goes.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...GL:en%26sa%3DN

http://www.frenchgardening.com/visit...12959432655509
Eric Frei is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 10:21 AM   #6
Veteran Heritage Status
 
Sean Freeman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland
Posts: 1,981
Default

I'm afraid I've never come across a site that presents the info your searching for other than specific nurseries in parts of Europe, and then the photos and descriptions tend to be pretty useless. Try and post some pics fairly sure one of us will be able to ID it for you....now if you wanted links to tropical plants/trees etc well.....http://www.toptropicals.com/html/top...ry/gallery.htm
This site is about as comprehensive as you'll get but is limited to climates that could be described as tropical...South of France sure but not Paris.
If you have a few hours to spend and like looking at plant pics (I do) have a hunt around the various parts of the site its pretty big, try searching for a plant you know the name of flower colour etc, then see how you might use the site to find a plant for which you have only limited info.
Sean Freeman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th June 2007, 01:45 PM   #7
Mature tree
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Georgia, USA
Posts: 307
Default

It sounds like you might be asking about golden rain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata.

Ours is about five years old. I took these photos this afternoon.
Attached Thumbnails
Yellow flowering tree-koelreuteria-paniculata.jpg   Yellow flowering tree-koelreuteria-paniculata1.jpg   Yellow flowering tree-koelreuteria-paniculata5.jpg  

Last edited by TreeCo; 17th June 2007 at 03:08 PM.
TreeCo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18th June 2007, 01:49 PM   #8
Former Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Oregon
Posts: 396
Default

There is a tree that partially fits your description, called...

Acacia dealbata

But I don't thing the flower clusters are upright.
mdvaden is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 4th July 2007, 03:04 PM   #9
Sappling
 
HollyS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: California, don't hold it against me.
Posts: 38
Default

Koelreuteria: K. elegan has upright flowers. The other two species' flowers tend to droop. The defining feature for me is the "pods" in fall and the tree holds them all winter as well. They just finish blooming here, very showy!
__________________
HollyS is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 5th July 2007, 08:39 AM   #10
Sappling
 
HollyS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: California, don't hold it against me.
Posts: 38
Default

A second tree...? Sophora Japonica, Japanese pagoda tree. Just another option.
Attached Thumbnails
Yellow flowering tree-pagoda30.jpg  
__________________
HollyS is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT +11. The time now is 03:55 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Advertising on Treeworld
TreeWorld @ 2012