I've been thinking about planting a hydrangea. I came across some oakleaf
hydrangeas at a local nursery. The red leaves on the earlier picture looked
very similar to yours, but yes the flower clusters seem to always be much
more conical. Perhaps what you have is viburnum opulus
<http://images.swinburne.edu.au/handle/1111.1/193>
<http://images.swinburne.edu.au/retrieve/30882/Viburnum-opulus.jpg.preview.j
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Old Snowball Bush
No, Jeff, they are an earlier ancestor. The blooms are different. See this
linked image of the plant in bloom:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Fashioned+Snowball.jpg.html
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Keller" <om-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Olympus Camera Discussion'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Old Snowball Bush
> Oak Leaf Hydrangea ?
> http://www.amazon.com/Oakleaf-Hydrangea-Bush-White-Flowers/dp/B000OCQ9BS
>
> Jeff Keller
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Nichols [mailto:jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Old Snowball Bush
>
> Thanks, Chuck. The snowball bush was around before Hydrangeas became
> fashionable. I suspect they share some common ancestry.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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