knuttle...Some interesting reading if you do a search for...who introduced Prunus mume. Will give you answers re when it was introduced into this country. Root using softwood cuttings and rooting hormone. I have not tried rooting it in water but certainly an easy experiment to undertake. Must admit that I am a lazy propagator and mostly use the method I have posted a few times. Do a search on the Propagation Forum for "Toothpick Technique".

Posted by lucky_p z6 W.KY (My Page) on Mon, May 13, 13 at 7:48 I went to see the linked pictures. Now, I realize the bark looks quite different. The flowers of the one in picture are also much larger. It could be a hybrid of some sort. Here is a link for the Google images of the unique bark patterns. This post was edited by jujujojo on Tue, May 14, 13 at 10:53

My cornus florida dogwoods seem like winners every spring and fall. This year was not great for them but it was TERRIBLE for all the local redbuds. My Serviceberry did pretty good this year. Maybe a week? I have to attach a pic of the tag to get the name right. My cornus controversa is flowering now. I will time it but don't think it is extremely long

The stems and leaves are the same throughout, so I don't think there has been any grafting... The stems don't die off after the first blooming; the same stems bloom a second time in yellow... I'll check out the plant names suggested to see if they look similar to the mystery plant. I've also posted the message in the plant ID forum (thanks for that wonderful suggestion.. I didn't see that forum!) I couldn't upload the pic I have to the message, so I've included the link to my personal pic page... Thanks for all the help! ~ Julia Here is a link that might be useful: Mystery Fragrant Plant