[Magdalen] Plant for Dr. Strang - Marion

[Jo Craddock]

Marion, did you miss my note that a (former St James BR parishioner, now 
in Florida, ecology scientist) identified the plant? Photos on Wikipedia 
are just as I (somewhat) remember:

> I've heard from a friend, and agree with her deduction compared with 
> photos on Wikipedia: American olive.
>
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Osmanthus_americanus_range_map.jpg 
>
>
> indicates the little bush on the west bank of New Orleans must have 
> been one of the farthest west. 

Peace,
Jo


On 02/24/2016 7:03 PM, Marion Thompson wrote:
> I was responding to David's comments about trees being hardy or not. 
> Anyway, I think I'm now at cross purposes with the thread.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On 2/24/2016 7:31 PM, Sibyl Smirl wrote:
>> On 2/24/16 1:22 PM, Marion Thompson wrote:
>>> Why are we considering only a
>>> full grown tree, rather than stuff grown for the trade and imported?
>>
>> Not a tree, but a bush.  Because Jo remembers picking the same kind 
>> twigs from a growing bush, for playing, when she was a kid. Of 
>> course, Louisiana is pretty warm, and the bush might have grown into 
>> a tree later when she wasn't noticing.
>>
>>
>