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What is the 2nd michelia that you posted?

Do you have it?
It is very fragrant Michelia maudiae.

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There is another one of similar scent; but it is a large tree Michelia Michelia chapensis Dandy:

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... and Michelia Yunanesis

This is also very fragrant. It is said that people never find these in the wild (possibly extinct already). The trees are from a couple historical temples.

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thanks for sharing!! they are beautiful. i never know that there were so many kinds or that the flowers can look so different from each other.

sue

follow this GW link, there are more discussions.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/trees/msg0700243031320.html?4

I do have a maudiae, but mine is not mature enough to bloom.
Thanks for the picture of a michelia yunanensis and chapensis, I've never seen those before.