Can anyone help id?

gypsyqueen · 31st May 2011, 11:36 PM

We have this tree in our backyard and I have wondered what it was for a while, the flowers are sweetly scented, and it's a familiar scent that I can't put my finger on! the original trunk has lumps like in the photo right up it, and the base is like a half buried basketball! The leaves pictured are mainly offshoots from the base, the original tree has died.

Bowani Siam · 2nd June 2011, 03:57 PM

It is hard to tell if the leaves are opposite or alternate, the new shoot coming up from the base looks like opposite leaves, but hard to say! Is the thing deciduous or evergreen?

Anyway, the flower looks something like that of Chimonanthus praecox. If you could get a pic of one leaflet laid flat that would be great!

31st May 2011, 11:36 PM	#1
gypsyqueen I'm new here so be nice Join Date: May 2011 Location: Vic, Australia Posts: 1	Can anyone help id? We have this tree in our backyard and I have wondered what it was for a while, the flowers are sweetly scented, and it's a familiar scent that I can't put my finger on! the original trunk has lumps like in the photo right up it, and the base is like a half buried basketball! The leaves pictured are mainly offshoots from the base, the original tree has died. Attached Thumbnails

2nd June 2011, 03:57 PM	#2
Bowani Siam Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 320	Re: Can anyone help id? It is hard to tell if the leaves are opposite or alternate, the new shoot coming up from the base looks like opposite leaves, but hard to say! Is the thing deciduous or evergreen? Anyway, the flower looks something like that of Chimonanthus praecox. If you could get a pic of one leaflet laid flat that would be great!

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