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    Old 03-23-2017, 06:03 PM
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    around here it's a flowering almond--although I've never seen a nut form!
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    Old 03-23-2017, 07:55 PM
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    All I know is it is pretty.
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    Old 03-23-2017, 08:00 PM
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    We call that a Flowering Almond. I've never tried to root one, but they transplant easily and spread slowly, even here in Northern Michigan, though this year may be different with the lack of snow cover. I suspect the perennials are taking a beating with low temps and not much snow.
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    Old 03-23-2017, 08:06 PM
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    We had one in our yard when I was a kid and my mom always called it a "Mock Almond".
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    Old 03-23-2017, 08:10 PM
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    Very pretty. They come up wild here, too, and we call them wild roses. They aren't exactly a rose, tho.
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    Old 03-23-2017, 08:18 PM
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    Originally Posted by marge954
    I have searched but can't find out the name of this bush. I have also asked and can't find anyone who knows. It is a small, twiggy little bush about two feet tall. It isn't full like a hydrangea bush, just thin branches like sticks. I am trying to root a couple of the branches both in dirt and water but would like to figure out what it is in hopes of purchasing one. (this one is in my neighbors yard) Thanks!

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    Could it be "Mock Almond"?
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    Old 03-24-2017, 03:57 AM
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    Originally Posted by marge954
    I have searched but can't find out the name of this bush. I have also asked and can't find anyone who knows. It is a small, twiggy little bush about two feet tall. It isn't full like a hydrangea bush, just thin branches like sticks. I am trying to root a couple of the branches both in dirt and water but would like to figure out what it is in hopes of purchasing one. (this one is in my neighbors yard) Thanks!

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    This is a Flowering Almond bush. When in bloom, they are very beautiful.
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    Old 03-24-2017, 04:34 AM
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    My mother had a Flowering Almond bush and was the background of toddler photos. Hers stayed in a neat mound shape and do not recall ever seeing other people having one. Best look at the yard next time I go by the house, has been sold after parents passed.
    Thanks for the memories.
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    Old 03-24-2017, 04:46 AM
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    The ''flowering almond'' is correct name for this plant. We cut into the ground and cut away a section of the root with ;twig shoots; on it--transplant back into the ground and get a new bush started. But you can also buy a guaranteed plant at the nursery or elsewhere (I saw plants at Walmart).
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    Old 03-24-2017, 05:29 AM
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    It looks like a double Azalea
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