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Is this the old fashion PeeGee?

2 years ago

Lowes has a sale on a pee gee white tree (growers are Clinton Nursery). How do i know for sure this is paniculata ‘Grandiflora and not Phantom or some other? I cant find any specifics from Lowes nor the nursery.

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH

2 years ago

I agree with GG48 that it looks most like Pinky Winky, which I was thinking even before seeing her list. I grow both Pinky Winky and Quickfire, and IME Quickfire has a much more rounded, less conical shape for the panicle. Also, PW tends to start turning pink at the base of the panicle while the flowers farther up the panicle are still white, while QF turns pink more evenly. Limelight has many more of the large sterile flowers making a fuller bloom head than in your photo.

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mainegard3
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2 years ago
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mainegard3
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2 years ago
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mainegard3
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2 years ago
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mainegard3
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2 years ago
Blooms appear to be less sterile looking then a full flowered peegee but that may be age and the fact that its blooming cycle is messed up.
mainegard3
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2 years ago
I would have expected more flopping and weak stems from a peegee; the stems were not noticeably red like some of the newer.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
hard to make many observation on end of the season unlabeled big box stock .. dont you think ... is it half off or something ....

actually im surprised it looks as good as it does.. maybe it was a fall shipment ...????

ken
mainegard3
Original Author
2 years ago
It does look great for this time of year so for 1/2 off I said …why not. If I can’t identify it, I can always return it; preference is the local nursery so there is no guess work. Still not sure why they can’t just label it properly; maybe it came from a lab or something ..don’t know!
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
2 years ago
"How do i know for sure this is paniculata ‘Grandiflora and not Phantom or some other?"

You don't :-) In many cases "pee gee" has just become a generic name for any H. paniculata, especially with less than prime quality wholesalers/growers.

I did manage to find a current availability list for Clinton Nurseries and none of the paniculatas they grow in tree form are 'Grandiflora'. You have a choice of Quick Fire, Pinky Winky or Limelight.

Your photo looks most like Pinky Winky to me.
mainegard3
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2 years ago
Gardengal, great research and deductive reasoning!! Pinky winky is a keeper regardless :)
Can’t hurt to plant it and see right…
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
2 years ago
It does look great for this time of year so for 1/2 off I said …why not.

==>> exactly.. the bargain rules.. ken

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