Having just moved into our new home in the past month, I'm needing to learn about the various plants, bushes, trees, flowers that already exist in the yard. I haven't been able to identify this one particular lovely tree that's in our front yard, right in front of the front door, in fact, and I'm hoping someone can tell me what kind of tree this is. Now that the weather has warmed to high 60's-mid 70's consistently, it's blossoming quite nicely. Since I live on a street called Dogwood Lane, I'd thought it might be a dogwood tree, but the blossoms don't match the photos I've found of dogwood tree blossoms. I've included a photo of the entire tree, taken in February before it began to blossom, and another photo of a closeup of a blossom cluster that I snipped from the tree this morning. The blossom itself has a pungent aroma, though I would not call it a 'flowery' scent. It doesn't smell bad, just doesn't have a floral scent, either. Here's the tree in February (it's the tree behind the mailbox, in front of the front door): And here is a closeup of a blossom cluster from the tree this morning. If it's hard to tell from the lighting, the petals are white, with a reddish pistil area.: Thanks in advance for any help identifying this tree. It's driving me nuts trying to figure it out, lol
Can't get the habit photo to enlarge but some kind of ornamental Prunus. Might be able to figure out which kind if more of tree or flowers visible, these pictures just aren't enough for that.
Thank you, Ron. I just clicked on that image of the full tree again, and I see what you mean. For whatever reason, it didn't enlarge as it should. Here's a direct link to the full size view of that tree: http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aViM00A If needed, I can have my husband take a couple more pictures of the full view of the tree now that it's in bloom, including a closeup of a large branch section with several of the flowering clusters shown. You referred to the 'habit' of the tree. I'm new to this, so if this is a dumb question, please forgive me... but does 'habit' refer to the shape and other characteristics of the tree itself, such as denseness and branching patterns of the tree?
