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Weird colour lilac tree

FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
in Problem solving
Hi forkers, 

Hi forkers
I planted aya lilac tree in my parents' garden and at first it was green and lush but now it's purple! I'm not sure if this is normal or if it's possibly too close to the wall or something. 
Any ideas? 

Thanks!  

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    A darker shade of lilac? ;)
  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    😂 I know my problem is my lilac tree is too lilac! 
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Are you sure that’s their lilac tree? The bark and leaf shape looks more like forsythia (bright yellow flowers in early spring). Our forsythia leaves go that colour in late summer and Autumn.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It doesn't look right for lilac. Foliage looks very narrow and rigid compared to lilac.

    I don't grow forsythia, as I really dislike it,  so can't comment on whether it's that.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Butterfly66 said:
    Are you sure that’s their lilac tree? The bark and leaf shape looks more like forsythia (bright yellow flowers in early spring). Our forsythia leaves go that colour in late summer and Autumn.
    That’s my thought too. 😊 

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





  • bro.feebro.fee Posts: 1
    My lilac seems to have changed like that as well, I thought it was dying?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @f_bronagh ... I don’t know that particular lilac but according to this site
    https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/lilac-miss-kim/kb0629TM
    the leaves turn plum and burgundy in the autumn. 
    It seems your plant had been stressed and thinks it’s autumn. 

    @Ffoxglove could it be that your lilac is the same or a similar variety?


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





  • FfoxgloveFfoxglove Posts: 538
    Hi all thanks for the messages about this. 
    It could be a forsythia...there used to be one near to where I dug this up... but the plant had a tag on it saying syringa.
    It didn't mention a variety but it's possible it is the one you suggest @Dovefromabove
    Typically my parents can't remember buying or planting it so it was probably a gift from my aunt!
    I guess spring will bring the answers! 
    Would you feed a lilac / forsythia? 
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