Anyone who has a Fiddlewood - Citharexylum spp. - in their garden. Could you please take a photo and post it here? Also please include leaf measurements (length & width).

The Fiddlewood tree in our garden has been in bloom now for 11 months. Every small pollenator in South Florida has visited it. Several species of butterfly drink its nectar on a daily basis. Yet no fruit is formed. I have had three "experts" look it over and everyone agrees that it is some type of hybrid but no one is quite sure what. The nursery I bought it from grew 30 of them from cuttings. I bought one, someone in Homestead bought one and the other 28 were shipped to Puerto Rico.

I've been fighting with cuttings in the mist bed for 6 months now. Only 1 in 6 will grow roots. Airlayers failed in the cold weather, but I'm going to try again this week.

I'd like to compare the leaf structure with other Fiddlewoods. Thanks.

Here's a closeup of the leaf and flowers. The leaves are from 4" to 6" long and up to 1-1/2" wide.

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