Syringa species

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Multi-stem shrub to small tree

LEAVES Simple; opposite; heart-shaped at the base with a pointed tip

FLOWER Purple to white in large clusters; fragrant; large conical to narrow-pyramid-shaped panicles; single or double flowers

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Brown, flattened seed capsules which persist into winter

BARK Younger stems are lustrous brownish-gray with small raised lenticels. Older stems are gray with smooth bark and prominent horizontal lenticels.

 

Bright green leaves with a pointed tip.     

Purple flower clusters just beginning to open.

Two lilac shrubs with purple and white flower clusters.