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Flowering Tree Name!!

Ladybird_1970Ladybird_1970 Posts: 3
edited June 2018 in Problem solving
Can anybody tell me what this tree is called?? It has the most beautiful flowers...Photo taken few months back now...Thankyou.
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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Hello almost namesake! Your lovely tree is a Camellia.
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  • Ladybird_1970Ladybird_1970 Posts: 3
    Ladybird4 said:
    Hello almost namesake! Your lovely tree is a Camellia.
    Thankyou Ladybird!! I can now go nd buy one 😁
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    There are lots of beautiful ones to choose from. Happy researching!
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2018
    @Ladybird_1970

    Just thought I'd mention that camellias need acid type soil.  You may find this info helpful   http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/content.cfm?ref=Camellia+-+Care+Guide

     :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mark.coetzee74Mark.coetzee74 Posts: 2
    Could anyone please tell me the name of this tree. Your help would be greatly appreciated. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited June 2018
    I believe it is cornus kousa.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I agree ... Cornus kousa. 

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    Mark, what an absolutely stunning specimen of Cornus kousa that is. It could be the one called 'China Girl'.
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  • Mark.coetzee74Mark.coetzee74 Posts: 2
    Thanks guys now all I need to do is find out where I can buy 1 for my garden. 
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    I have the pink variety.

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