In The Garden: Two ornamental plants in NY

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  1. zhougong

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    Anyone help?
    First one, Amaranthaceae?

    The second one, tree with red leaves
     

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  2. Maximo Dalmau

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    I have never seen the first one, so I am curious too, to find out what it is! =)

    The second one looks like Viburnum lucidum <Viburnum tinus lucidum> (100% if it has white cymose-corymb inflorescence)
     
  3. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Can't be that, as that isn't hardy in NY. But may be some other Viburnum.
     
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    It is hardy enough for Washington, DC zone 7 http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/. It can withstand temperatures down to - 15 C. It is a common practice to take a risk and "push the zone" a little.
     
  5. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    But New York gets temperatures down to -26°C (Central Park; from wikipedia). It isn't going to survive that!

    Also, the leaves on the plant here are a bit too narrow lanceolate for Viburnum tinus 'Lucidum' (compare e.g. here).
     
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    Compare with V. nudum.
     
  7. Maximo Dalmau

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    I have seen V. lucidum in Parks and Gardens in Neuss, Germany (South from Düsseldorf) that is Latitude 51º12' North, which is as far north as Quebec City, Newfoundland, etc. =)



    Lets not forget that a plant description is based on a type specimen and as it happens with us Humans, there are Tall, Small, Fat, Thin, etc. individuals. We might see some adaptations inside the same species. A great example, while studying at the University, was Pistacia lentiscus; Two specimens one in the coast the other in the mountain, hard to believe both are the same species. =)

    The first link shows a small shrub adapted to coastline conditions:
    https://twitter.com/MaximoDalmau/status/267179504416460802

    Second link shows a tree alike shrub:
    http://anthrome.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/img_2414.jpg


    To be 100% we need to see the inflorescence, leaves are not enough. =)
     
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  8. Sundrop

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    What you say, Michael, is both true and untrue. You put it a little differently than Wikipedia.

    Wikipedia says: "Extreme temperatures have ranged from −15 °F (−26°C), recorded on February 9, 1934 . . .".

    What Wikipedia also says is that normally: "New York City experiences a humid subtropical climate"
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    "The average temperature in January, the area's coldest month, is 32.1 °F (0.1°C). However, temperatures in winter could for a few days be as low as 10 °F (−12°C)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City.

    In the light of this information Viburnum tinus lucidum is perfectly hardy in New York city.
     
  9. SusanDunlap

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    interesting plant - thanks for posting
     
  10. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    But a lot milder than New York in winter, because of the oceanic influence on the climate of NW Europe. Even milder still if you go to the Faroe Islands (60°N) ;-)

    But if it is a clonally-reproduced cultivar (as the references I found suggest), then it will be more consistent in leaf shape.

    I'd support Ron B on V. nudum, as that matches the leaf shape better and is a local native species in the area concerned, so rather more likely than an introduction from the Mediterranean.
     
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    The forb sort of reminds me of Dalea, but that seems like a really long inflorescence...
     
  12. Ron B

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    Laurustinus surviving New York for long is not likely, in addition to the winters being too cold it would not be expected to appreciate the Amazonian summers.
     
  13. Maximo Dalmau

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    Leaves represent 1/4 of the clasification process, which is not enough to identify a species. As I first said on this thread "it looks like" because it reminded of a plant I have worked with, but to be 100% certain flowers will be the key =)

    That is a good point! =) Keyword: Microclimates

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    I am not supporting either V. nudum, V. lucidum or even another species until a flower is shown. =)

    Here V. nudum flowers:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Viburnum_nudum_flowers_8601.JPG

    To compare with V. lucidum flowers:
    http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=4272&fromplants=pl_id=4244#

    and even more sorts of viburnum:
    http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=4244
     
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    Agree. Looks like Dalea after the seeds have been stripped off (or have fallen)
     

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