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dnlphillips
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2013 5:54 PM Post #9378621
| Hi All,
Found this awesome shot (not mine), wondering what the heck it is.. Anyone?
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA (Zone 9a)
January 7, 2013 6:08 PM Post #9378632
| Looks like a Eucalyptus of some sort. (or something closely related) |
growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
 January 7, 2013 6:51 PM Post #9378667
| Looks like Eucalyptus macrocarpa http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/74324/ |
Diana_K
Contra Costa County, CA (Zone 9b)
January 8, 2013 11:05 PM Post #9379742
| Finally! A close up of a UFO! |
kittriana
Magnolia, TX (Zone 8b)
January 9, 2013 5:40 PM Post #9380510
| PLEASE mark as solved if happy with id! |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
January 10, 2013 3:14 AM Post #9380712
| Diana_K wrote:Finally! A close up of a UFO!
It's an IFO (Identified Flowering Object ;-)
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growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
January 10, 2013 3:17 AM Post #9380713
| Well, I was hoping someone would critic my id suggestion... |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
January 10, 2013 3:19 AM Post #9380715
| growin wrote:Well, I was hoping someone would critic my id suggestion...
No need to, you've got it right
Resin
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grlwonder
Perth
Australia
January 10, 2013 4:23 AM Post #9380732
| It is also known as Mottlecah or "Rose of the West" here in Western Australia, where it is endemic. |
growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
January 10, 2013 10:17 AM Post #9381010
| It's quite a bold, striking plant from what I recall. grlwonder - have you seen them with a trunk? |
grlwonder
Perth
Australia
January 10, 2013 4:49 PM Post #9381404
| I haven't seen one with a trunk, as far as I can remember. They generally grow in an untidy multi-stemmed shrubby sort of habit. They are quite striking in the bush - they have bigger, more silvery leaves than most eucalypts.
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