7/6/2010

Hi..

I bought this plant at my local nursery
and they didn't know what it was , it's in flower
bud stage, here's a photo..Thanks

Cheers..Joe

If fruit tree I'll go with java plum

Leaves don't look right for java plum to me. Maybe one of the more rare Ardisia? Does it have milky sap when you break off a leaf?

Leaves are alternate, so not java plum (nor any Myrtaceae). Looks Sapindaceous to me (like sapodilla, although it is not sapodilla). When the flowers are open, can you count parts? (number of petals and stamens).

I, too, would like to know if there is a milky sap. Any odor to a crushed leaf?

Malcolm