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Jo StephensonJo Stephenson Posts: 70
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Hi guys,

I've recently inherited a garden and I need to identify a couple of plants. One is a tree that is blossoming now and producing some gorgeous flowers and another is a shrub (I think) that produced lovely red flowers earlier in the spring but has now produced what looks like a green fruit of some kind but I'm not sure if it's edible.

Could you have a look at the photos and tell me what you think?

 

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Cheers

Jo

 

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  • PalaisglidePalaisglide Posts: 3,414

    Flowers looks very like Magnolia although they would have flowered by now.
    The fruit is Apple looking at the leaves and shape.
    Frank.

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    I am wondering it the first one is an hibiscus or similar if it is flowering now-perhaps if we could have picture of the whole tree/shrub??

  • Jo StephensonJo Stephenson Posts: 70

    Shows you how much I know, I can't tell the difference between a tree and a shrub image

    Here's a picture of both shrubs.

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  • jatnikapyarjatnikapyar Posts: 419

    the pink one is a mallow  and the other one looks like a immature quince to meimage

  • Jo StephensonJo Stephenson Posts: 70

    Well between you I think you've got it sorted. Having done some research following your suggestions it looks like I have a hibiscus shrub and a quince shrub.

    Thank you muchly image

  • figratfigrat Posts: 1,619
    The second one is I think chaenomoles, Japanese quince. Does it have sharp spines on the branches?
  • FloBearFloBear Posts: 2,281

    2 is definitely quince, probably an ornamental variety as I don't think the truly edible ones are red. Mine's a white one but has identical fruit right now. A while ago I asked on this forum if the fruits could be used for anything. I can't do links yet but if you search for 'quince' then look in the forum bit you should find the thread.

  • PalaisglidePalaisglide Posts: 3,414

    OK Frank, in future check out your reference books when making a guess, Quince I should have know having eaten plenty of quince jam.
    Hibiscus I am afraid I would never have guessed coming from the North East it would be either an indoor plant or grown in a sheltered very sunny spot, I saw plenty of it  and Neria (Oleander) abroad with the army with its wonderful scent.
    As it is inhereted the person putting the plant in must have known what they were doing. No more guesses then.

    Frank.

  • Sue HighamSue Higham Posts: 85
    I'd go with Mallow and Chaenomeles ...
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307

    And the frut of Chaenomeles IS edible. We are just witing for ours to be ripe to make our batch of Quince jelly.

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