Pineapple Broom

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Pineapple Broom

Postby Monika » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:44 pm

I first saw this tree growing about four years ago and wanted one in my garden.

My son and d-i-l bought me this one, which I've now had for three years.

It's one of those trees which people always ask the name of and try to obtain.

I think it's lovely.

The latin name is CYTISUS BATTANDIERI

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Postby DaisyB » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:58 pm

Thanks Monika, you've just answered a question for me. I saw a beautiful specimen of this at Michelham Priory today and it wasn't labelled. How strange you should post this today. :sunglasses: :sunglasses:
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Postby Monika » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:14 pm

You were meant to have one, June :)
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Postby DaisyB » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:57 pm

I don't have room in the garden Monika, possibly my soil is wrong too, because most of the plants at Michelham were acid loving
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Postby Monsy » Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:30 am

It's lovely Monika, very unusual.....
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Postby Emm » Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:47 pm

Huh, I must have pressed the wrong submit button again. :roll:

I put a reply here yesterday - or thought I had.

Beautiful tree Monika. I have never seen one. Almost the same colour as Laburnum, isn't it.
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Postby Monika » Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:46 pm

I guess it is a bit like laburnum, Emm.

It's supposed to smell like pineapple, as well as looking a bit like the fruit but I can't say that I can smell it.

The leaves are really nice. They are a kind of silvery green, having a downy, velvety feel to them.

Now that it has got above fence height, our next door neighbour asked me what it is called so I think he may well be going to buy one.
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Postby Libby » Thu Jun 15, 2006 7:21 am

DaisyB wrote:Thanks Monika, you've just answered a question for me. I saw a beautiful specimen of this at Michelham Priory today and it wasn't labelled. How strange you should post this today. :sunglasses: :sunglasses:


the same happened to me... saw one of these yesterday
so pretty
now i know what its called too.
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Postby Emm » Fri Jun 16, 2006 1:39 pm

From the photo, the leaves look leathery.
I would like one, too - I am all for unusual things.
Just one problem - where would I put it. :thinking:
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