Joy's Pink Flowered Tree Finder

How many petals does the tree flower have ?

1	3	4	5	6	Many

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1-Petaled Pink Flowers

What is the flower shape ?

Twisted	Torpedo	Wavy

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1. Tree of Heaven / Ailanthus tree / Chouchun tree
   [Ailanthus altissima] *3 P.313, 385, 496
   -- Pink Flowers: 1-petaled, long and slender, pink and yellowish-green colored.
   -- Leaves: Large, laterally compound, with pointed leaflets.
   -- Leaflets are mostly smooth edged but may have 2-4 teeth at the base.

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2. Manzanita tree
   [Arctostaphylos species] *8
   -- Pink Flowers: 1-petaled, torpedo shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, round shaped.

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3. Eastern Redbud tree / Judas-tree / Spicewood tree
   [Cercis canadensis] *3 p.99, 466, 518
   -- Pink Flowers: 1-petaled, torpedo shaped unopened flowers --or--
   -- 3-petaled, orchid shaped opened flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, heart shaped.
   -- Edible: Flowers.

   RedBud090404a.JPG -- unopened flowers

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4. Crepe Myrtle tree / Crape Myrtle tree  (also in red or white)
   [Lagerstroemia species] *8
   -- Leaves: Simple, Smooth edged, Unlobed, Football shaped.
   -- Curved leaf veins.
   -- Pink Flowers: 1-petaled, Ruffled/Wavy shaped.
   -- Bark: Flakes off to become smooth, reddish and gray-green.
   

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   3-Petaled Pink Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Orchid

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5. Eastern Redbud tree / Judas-tree / Spicewood tree
   [Cercis canadensis] *3 p.99, 466, 518
   -- Pink Flowers: 3-petaled, orchid shaped opened flowers --or--
   -- 1-petaled, torpedo shaped unopened flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, spade or heart shaped.
   -- Seeds: Brown, pea-like pods, 2"-4" long, flattened, and dry.
   -- Edible: Flowers.

   Redbud20140417CTSP_T6a.JPG -- opened flowers
   

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   4-Petaled Pink Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Star	Dimpled

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6. Lilac bush (also in violet or white)
   [Syringa vulgaris] *4 p.120
   -- Pink Flowers: 4-petaled, clustered star shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, spade shaped.

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7. Flowering Dogwood tree / Whipple-tree (also in white or yellow)
   [Cornus florida] *3 p.76, 454, 554, 579, 615
   -- Pink Flowers: 4-petaled, Dimpled, Fan shaped.
   -- Leaves: Simple, Smooth edged, Unlobed, Football (Acute) shaped.
   -- Curved leaf veins.
   -- Berries: Hard, oblong, green turning to red, brown tipped.
   -- Bark: Motled.

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   5-Petaled Pink Flowers

   What is the flower shape ?

   Fan

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8. Azalea tree
   [Rhododendron degronianum] *5 p.300-301
   -- Pink Flowers: 5-petaled, fan shaped flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, football shaped.

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9. Alpine Azalea tree / Trailing Azalea tree
   [Loiseleuria procumbens | Kalmia procumbens] *5 p.290-291
   -- Pink Flowers: 5-petaled, fan shaped, fringed flowers.
   -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, hairy, football shaped.

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10. Smooth Azalea tree (also in white)
    [Rhododendron arborescens] *5 p.300-301
    -- Pink Flowers: 5-petaled pale pink, wavy fan shaped flowers.
    -- Bright red stamens.
    -- Leaves: Smooth edged, unlobed, 5 football shaped leaves in a whorl.

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11. Peach tree
    [Prunus persica] *3 p.141, 459, 569, 505
    -- Pink Flowers: 5-petaled, fan shaped.
    -- Leaves: unlobed, fine rounded tooth edged, spear shaped.
    -- Leaves are 3" to 5" long and 1/2" to 3/4" wide
    -- Fruit: 2" to 4" diameter, round, with yellow flesh.
    -- Red and yellow, fuzzy outer skin on fruit with one 1" seed inside.
    

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12. Mexican Plum tree
    [Prunus mexicana] *8
    -- Leaves: Unlobed, fine rounded tooth edged, oval or blunted spade shaped..
    -- Leaves have pink veins and are pinkish green on their undersides.
    -- Pink Flowers: 5-petals, fan shaped, with white anthers.
    -- Fruit: Round, hard, 1/2" to 3/4" in diameter.
    

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    6-Petaled Pink Flowers

    What is the flower shape ?

    Tulip

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13. Tulip Magnolia tree
    [Magnolia sprengeri | Magnolia � soulangeana] *8
    -- Pink Flowers: 6-petaled, tulip shaped flowers.
    -- Leaves: Simple, unlobed, smooth edged, football shaped.

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    Many-Petaled Pink Flowers

    What is the flower shape ?

    Cluster	Feathery

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14. Dwarf Sumac tree / Flameleaf Sumac tree /
    Shining Sumac tree / Winged Sumac tree
    [Rhus copallina] *1 p.37, 411, 324
    -- Pink Flowers: Pink, many-petaled, cluster shaped.
    -- Leaves: Lateral compound leaf, opposite football shaped leaflets.
    -- Leaflets: Sometimes tooth edged, unlobed, winged stem between leaflets.

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15. Mimosa tree / Silktree / Powderpuff tree
    [Albizia julibrissin] *3 p.310, 463, 517
    -- Pink Flowers: Many-petaled, feathery shaped flowers.
    -- Leaves: Fern-like, double-compound.
    -- Leaflets are smooth edged, unlobed, close fitting, oval shaped.
    -- Seeds: Brown, bean-like pods.

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