Comments on: Poliothyrsis sinensis http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2008/07/poliothyrsis-sinensis/ The blog of the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:27:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrew Bunting http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2008/07/poliothyrsis-sinensis/comment-page-1/#comment-32064 Andrew Bunting Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:49:59 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=179#comment-32064 Jim, All the new growth on our 4 Poliothyrsis trees is green and not red. The fall color can be orange and yellow. I would say that after about 7 years we had flowers on our trees. The trees, for us, grow very quickly. I have never heard of a common name for this tree. Andrew Bunting, Curator Jim,

All the new growth on our 4 Poliothyrsis trees is green and not red. The fall color can be orange and yellow. I would say that after about 7 years we had flowers on our trees. The trees, for us, grow very quickly. I have never heard of a common name for this tree.

Andrew Bunting, Curator

]]> By: Jim http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2008/07/poliothyrsis-sinensis/comment-page-1/#comment-31978 Jim Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:07:33 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=179#comment-31978 I have seen Poliothyrsis at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. but not in flower, so I was very appreciative of your article and photos on this rare tree in your Bulletin. I have three saplings I obtained mail order from the East Coast. Two are still in pots but I am trialing one out in the open garden. I noticed that new growth was decidedly reddish on the plants, fading later to green but only after a couple months. Is that a characteristic you've noticed with your trees? How many years after planting did your trees flower? Is "pearlbloom tree" the accepted common name for this tree? Thanks! I have seen Poliothyrsis at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. but not in flower, so I was very appreciative of your article and photos on this rare tree in your Bulletin. I have three saplings I obtained mail order from the East Coast. Two are still in pots but I am trialing one out in the open garden. I noticed that new growth was decidedly reddish on the plants, fading later to green but only after a couple months. Is that a characteristic you’ve noticed with your trees? How many years after planting did your trees flower? Is “pearlbloom tree” the accepted common name for this tree? Thanks!

]]> By: Andrew Bunting http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2008/07/poliothyrsis-sinensis/comment-page-1/#comment-29547 Andrew Bunting Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:56:53 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=179#comment-29547 Poliothyrsis has not real fragrance. I would say it is hardy to USDA zone 6B. Andrew Bunting Poliothyrsis has not real fragrance. I would say it is hardy to USDA zone 6B.

Andrew Bunting

]]> By: Jim http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/2008/07/poliothyrsis-sinensis/comment-page-1/#comment-29546 Jim Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:21:00 +0000 http://blogs.scottarboretum.org/gardenseeds/?p=179#comment-29546 I do not grow Syringa reticulata of it has a smell akin to privit, another plant whose smell makes me nauseous. Does Poliothyrsis have any "fragrance"? What is the hardiness? Thank you, Jim I do not grow Syringa reticulata of it has a smell akin to privit, another plant whose smell makes me nauseous. Does Poliothyrsis have any “fragrance”? What is the hardiness?

Thank you,

Jim

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