Arnold Trachtenberg arnold@nj.rr.com writes: correction sourwood? http://www.plantbuzz.com/buzz/shrub_rings_3a.jpg ' Yes, the photo #3 showing the tree ring is around the base of a sourwood tree, or Oxydendron arboreum, one of the finest slow-growing eastern USA native trees... it's a member of the Ericaceae, with lily-of-the-valley like flowers, or perhaps like an Andromedia or Pieris, but in tree form. Mark McDonough Pepperell, Massachusetts, United States antennaria@aol.com "New England" USDA Zone 5 ============================================== >> web site under construction - http://www.plantbuzz.com/ << alliums, bulbs, penstemons, hardy hibiscus, western american alpines, iris, plants of all types!
