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Greetings! Can you please identify the attached flowering tree? I am so grateful!
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Identify flowering tree #852535
Asked October 08, 2023, 10:56 AM EDT
Greetings! Can you please identify the attached flowering tree? I am so grateful!
Kalamazoo County Michigan
Expert Response
Hi Lynnette,
It looks like Duranta erecta (also known as Duranta repens). It's not hardy in Michigan, so if you have it in a pot, you need to take it in before frost. Here's a link to a North Carolina State University tipsheet on Duranta. Note that it is highly toxic to humans and other mammals.
Lindsey K. Kerr, MS, MHP (she, her, hers)
Consumer Horticulture Educator
Michigan State University Extension
Dear Ms. Lindsey,
Brilliant!!! Thank you for your wise counsel, and for the warning regarding my house pets.
Thank you and kind regards,
Lynnette Stafford