Identifying a flowering tree/plant

[darinlewis]

Hello,

We live in zone 5 near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. We had a beautiful flowing tree at our old house and we would like to plant one at our new house but we cannot remember the name. The tree was about 40 feet tall and had large pink flowers. I have attached two pictures.

Any help would be appreciated.

Darin Lewis

[JackBean]

What is zone 5?

Unfortunatelly, tree behind a house can have nothing to do with the area, where it grows
What where the leafs like? I guess, you don't have any more detailed picture, do you?

[darinlewis]

Zone 5 just indicates that the low temperature can get to -10 to -20 degrees F.

I wish I had a better picture - we're still looking. My wife and I remember the leaves very differently (of course)...

Sorry I can't provide better information.

Darin

[JackBean]

They seem to be quite large, right? Probably in one piece, right? (sorry, I don't know, how to say this in english)

What about the flowers? What did they look like? Many of them (inflorescencia) or separate?

[botanyns]

If the plant has opposite, palmately divided leaves, I think it may be Aesculus , such as Aesculus x carnea .

Jin B

[flyfield]

Hello,

We live in zone 5 near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. We had a beautiful flowing tree at our old house and we would like to plant one at our new house but we cannot remember the name. The tree was about 40 feet tall and had large pink flowers. I have attached two pictures.

Any help would be appreciated.

Darin Lewis

Beautiful tree！Beautiful flower！But it is too far from the camera！Getting a nearer picture will help.

[darinlewis]

Jin B (botanyns),

I think you have it!!! The close up pictures you attached look like exactly like what I remember. It is hardy enough for our climate zone. The mystery is solved. Now I just have to find one to plant.

I can't believe you identified it with the distance of the picture.

Many Thanks!!!

Darin