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13-Nov-2004

wouterotten

student of bonsai

Join Date: Aug-2004

Location: Herentals, near Antwerp

Country: Belgium

USDA Zone: 8

AHS Heat Zone: ?

Posts: 104

who can identify this species?

i live in Belgium and dug this shrub from the garden of my neighbour. it perfectly resists winter conditions, produces magnificent pink little flowers and reacts wonderfully to the bonsaitechniques i apply to it. only; i do not have ANY clue which species this is. can somebody solve the mystery

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13-Nov-2004	#2
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	It looks like Escallonia to me (Gooseberry). The trunk is usually very rough looking, oval leaves with toothed margins. If I remember correctly the sap had a characteristic smell that was sticky sweet, and the branches were quick groiwng and brittle. Escallonia x exoniensis Pink Princess Escallonia http://www.horticopia.com/hortpix/html/pc2284.htm Here is a nice picture of E. Rubra http://www.botanical-online.com/florescaloniaangles.htm Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

13-Nov-2004	#3
Alasdair bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Aberystwyth Uni Country: Wales USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 0-1 Posts: 1,100	isnt the gooseberry a thorny fruiting shrub related distantly to the tomato? __________________ I can feel another "I wish that was my tree" moment coming on... Currently studying BSc Plant Biology at the Universty of Wales, Aberystwyth

13-Nov-2004	#4
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	Yes, but not this Gooseberry. The most common Gooseberry is a type of currant. I should think that would be very, very distant to tomatoes, but there is a Gooseberry Tomato, which just goes to show that common names are pretty worthless, especially crossing international lines. I suppose all plants are related distantly. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

13-Nov-2004	#5
Alasdair bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Aberystwyth Uni Country: Wales USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 0-1 Posts: 1,100	true. the fruit is very tomato like though. i know this has nothing to do with bonsai, but seeing as it is a wooded species i am sure it would be possible to bonsai it. my uncle has a current-or-tomato-like-gooseberry (lol), i may try air layering a portion off now, to see how it preforms. __________________ I can feel another "I wish that was my tree" moment coming on... Currently studying BSc Plant Biology at the Universty of Wales, Aberystwyth

14-Nov-2004	#6
wouterotten student of bonsai Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Herentals, near Antwerp Country: Belgium USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 104	mystery solved I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart!! After some further research, I got convinced that my plant is Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’, also known under the synonym Escallonia x langleyensis ‘Apple Blossom’. This is a hybrid that came out of E. rubra and E. virgata in 1893. I’m so happy the mystery got finally solved, since this plant is in a training-pot for almost two years now without knowing what species it was. With kindest regards, Wouter Otten

14-Nov-2004