"La Puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Nick Maclaren wrote:
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>> |> Photos are the best, but would these 4 help identify it at all?
>> |> http://www.declan.tv/gardening_misadventures/what_tree_is_this.html
>> If those leaves are single (i.e. not made up of multiple leaflets),
>> it is NOT a paeony.
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> Could it be a Magnolia, like 'Susan'?
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K mentioned the word Magnolia as well. I have not seen "Susan" but I think 
it is not as pink (almost gaudy pink) as the one in the quiz.
The solitary leaf looks about right for Magnolia
I guess Magnolia is the best bet so far.