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Old 04-03-2010, 03:08 PM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
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I spotted a weeping cherry in bloom today too, pretty!
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:49 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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I spotted a weeping cherry in bloom today too, pretty!
Me too. One of my neighbors has a really nice weeping cherry that is beautiful right now. I want one too.
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Old 04-03-2010, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Speaking of flowering trees and shrubs in East TN. Can anyone tell me what this shrub is in the attached pictures? I've not seen any shrubs like this before and I don't see any around here either except this one in my backyard. Is it indigenous to East TN?
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:23 PM
 
Location: A Yankee in northeast TN
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That might be a bridal wreath spirea. Little button sized flowers?
http://www.magnoliagardensnursery.co..._Bridal300.jpg
Bridal wreath spirea image by Rootdigger on Photobucket
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Beautiful East TN!!
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I was going to suggest Bridal Wreath as well. I used to have a few of them at my old house in Greeneville, they were pretty common in many neighbors yards as well. I miss it, very pretty.
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Old 04-03-2010, 06:22 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Actually, I think it is Garland Spirea which is very similar to Bridal Wreath Spirea. The difference is Bridal Wreath has bluish-green foliage and Garland has fine, grey-green foliage, which mine has.

Thank you for helping me figure this out!

LCG
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Old 04-03-2010, 11:49 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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Are those the ones that have the long sharp thorns on them? Thats what I have and you really have to be careful when it comes to pruning time
That's exactly it! The bush is a mean little thing, and we considered pulling it out until we realized that is was an early bloomer. I've noticed a few this year.

This is what the buds looked like. Now they seem more orange with a yellow stamen or something inside.

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Old 04-05-2010, 09:32 AM
 
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Oh! The magnolias are magnificent! And of course the forsythias and that ugly bush with the orange/red flowers. I don't know what it is called but we have one and call it the ugly bush become its one redeeming value is it flowers early.
You would be talking about the flowering quince, Hik. There are multiple white trees blooming right now. There are several Japanese cherries, as well as the Bradford pears blooming right now. The ones you see growing in old fields and roadsides are mainly the escaped progeny of Bradford pears, which revert back to the Callery pear, of which Bradford is a cultivar. Fruit trees are also blooming right now, I think apple and plum bloom white. There is a native southern crabapple that begins blooming around the time of the dogwoods. There is a native silverbell, Carolina Silverbell, Hik, but I think it blooms in May. Here are some pictures of it. One of my favorites is the Fringetree, which is also native.

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Old 04-05-2010, 09:46 AM
 
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trouble posting. First is fringetree and last two are silverbell.
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Old 04-05-2010, 10:48 PM
 
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Flowering quince! I have tried to find that answer for two years! Thank you!
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