mystery plant...

[Hackimoto]

This reply is only three years late but I know Paddles still looks on here. It is

Prunus glandulosa rosea plena.

See link below. The single flowered form has small plums on it about the size of a pea,and quite tasty.

https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en& ... 24&bih=636

Everyone still guessing Did you not see this previous post
The one you posted is the double form (Sterile, no fruit) Single form gets fruit.

[Guy]

reminds me of a pink may bush

[craigw60]

Hackimoto is right on the mark, Spiraea are generally umbelliferous. These prunus glandulosa are often seen in old 19th century gardens but rarely used these days probably because of their very short flowering season. I have single white, single pink and double pink growing on my nature strip, I pulled suckers out from an old garden in Melbourne
Craigw

[Damian Bee]

Hmmm, it does sucker quite a bit. Damage the root, it sends out a shoot. Possibly good for a forest planting like a cherry tree grove?

[Jow]

I think this is one.... They do make good bonsai and are fairly easy to grow.

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[craigw60]

I think they would be well suited to clump style as the Japanese grow chochubai
Craigw

[chrisatrocky]

I would say it is a flowering almond 'Prunus triloba', here is a pic

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not Spiraea cantoniensis or may bush, I have a 70 year old tree which is the white version and here's a pic of the pink

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chris

[Hackimoto]

Hi Chris,
It isn't Prunus triloba, as that grows to about 4 mtrs and is usually a grafted single stemmed small tree. This plant only grows to about 1.5 mtrs, maximum and is multi stemmed shrub. It is Prunus glandulosa rosea plena. I've had it for about 30 years as a garden plant and fiddling around as bonsai, both the single form and the double and like craigw60, I obtained both from very old gardens, on the northern side of Sydney not Melb.

[paddles]

well, I'll post photos if it's survived the winter..