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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 1:17:27 PM
Help!!! Farm girls and nature lovers, I need help identifying this plant/tree(as seen on my new blog)http://www.nadinebozek.blogspot.com . I will send a prize to the first person who can identify it for me. They can have their choice of a 3 cards from my etsy shop at http://www.nadinebozek.etsy.com |
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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 30 2009 : 03:45:48 AM
Thanks Dawn!!
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 12:44:30 PM
Wowwheee! I just got my prize from Nadine! This farmgirl went overboard! I got 4 beautiful cards, a beautiful 8x10 picture and some stamps with a old car on them! I love everything! Thank you, thank you! I really enjoyed your letter/card too! Your photography is so beautiful that I'm not sure if I can part with any of the cards! They just might have to go in picture frames instead! I'm so glad your mystery shrub was identified too!
Everyone should check out Nadine's blog, she has some gorgeous photographs for sale!
A surprised & happy,
Dawn in IL |
| NikkiBeaumont |
Posted - May 25 2009 : 05:19:48 AM
Nadine, I am glad that you solved the mystery! We have something like that here that people tell me is called a sweet olive bush; although, it can reach the height of a tree. The scent is so beautiful that it makes me want to cry. I don't know why. Maybe because I think that heaven MUST smell like that.
Farmgirl Sister #554 |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 23 2009 : 11:16:21 AM
I'm so glad they solved your mystery for you Nadine. Thank you so much for this fun and informative contest. Even though I didn't solve your problem, I appreciate winning the prize!
Dawn in IL |
| City Chick |
Posted - May 23 2009 : 05:30:17 AM
I just wanted to say - I love Shabbona! (giggle) We seem to travel in the same places, just not at the same times.
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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 22 2009 : 09:21:20 AM
Dear Farm Girls!!!!! Thank you for your help! I have two winners in the contest!! I am giving the prize to Dawn in Il for recommending I email the Morton Arboretum, who correctly identifed the shrub as "eleangus umbellata" or also calld "autumn olive". I will also send the person who answered my question at the arboretum a prize. You have all been so wonderful and this has been so much fun, and now I know so much about this plant including the fact that it was originally from China, is now becomming a invasive species and that it's fruit has more anti-oxidants in it than tomatoes. The fruit is high in protein, and the seeds and flowers can be used to treat pulmonary infections.( for more info go to http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Elaeagnus+umbellata or http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=262&fr=1&sts=sss). Thank you all for participating. This was educational and fun. Nadine |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 7:45:20 PM
Thank Everyone for helping, I emailed the Morton Arboretum, and sent them a picture, maybe they will be able to help, as they should know all the Illinois plants and shrubs. |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 7:43:39 PM
AuntPammy, I checked flowering almond, and that's not it. |
| Marybeth |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 4:38:59 PM
Sue may be right---Oleander is Nerium oleander. Looks close. MB
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| Marybeth |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 4:37:22 PM
How about going back and snip off a branch and taking it to a nursery or just show them the picture. MB
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| junebug |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 12:44:42 PM
It looks like a Oreander, not sure about the spelling and I left this on your blog too.
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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 12:38:30 PM
Dawn....Thanks!!! That's a wonderful idea! I think I will do that. I didn't know I could ask them to do that!!!! That is so cool. I'll look into it tommorrow when I have more time! |
| AuntPammy |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 12:37:28 PM
What about flowering almond? I can't remember what it looks like exactly but I do remember it was very delicate.
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow." Helen Keller
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 12:29:16 PM
Nadine, you could E-mail the picture to either the Chicago Botanical Garden or the Morton Arboretum. They will identify it for you. If they do, it's your choice if you want to send them the prize!
Dawn in IL |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 11:52:05 AM
Marybeth, I looked up the styrax, (both japonica and obassia) and that is still not it! grrrrrrr! Oh well! It may remain a mystery.....I should of taken a better close up picture of it, so it could help people help me more. Thanks for all your effort! |
| Marybeth |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 09:38:43 AM
Nadine look up Styrax, either S. japonica or S. obassia---it's close---maybe!!! MB
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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 08:43:40 AM
Joanna, I looked up an enlarged photo of the Carolina silver bell on the internet, and unfortunately, that's not it. The flowers of my mystery plant are more trumpet like. Thanks for visiting my blog!! |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 08:42:03 AM
Thank you Jenny in Utah!!! |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 08:40:23 AM
Marybeth, I looked up a large picture of th oso berry and the deutzia on the internet and that's not it. It does not have the seregated leaf of the deutzia and the flowers are more like a miniture trumpet with a star shape on the end so that ruled out the oso berry. I am grateful for your help!!! |
| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 08:33:00 AM
Thanks Trish!! I appreciate the feedback! |
| JojoNH |
Posted - May 21 2009 : 05:07:58 AM
Is it a Carolina Silver Bell?? ( Halesia Carolina)
Looks like you had a wonderful walk in a beautiful location.
Joanna #566
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 5:03:44 PM
I loved your photos too...and I hope someone can help you. There is bound to be a farmgirl that can. I am no help. Sorry.
Jenny in Utah
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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 3:17:18 PM
Nadine, your photos are beautiful!
Trish
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| Marybeth |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 1:59:30 PM
Is it Deutzia---only it doesn't have a scent but looks like that. Is it a tree--maybe Oso berry (Indian Plum) Same thing. bears love it. I'll keep guessing. Maybe it's not out here. Hmmmmmm MB
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| Nadine Bozek |
Posted - May 20 2009 : 1:50:58 PM
Sorry Alee, and Aunt Pammy. It is not a Clerodendrum trichotomum nor a "mock orange". The mock orange flowers are much bigger than these, and this has white flowers and more silver-green leaves than the clerodendrum trichotmum, but thanks for trying to help me!!!!! |
