Thanks Seil :-) I wonder though if Julia Child has a more consistent size across climates, it's small to medium down here. Whereas Buck roses change--according to the Buck rose website Carefree Beauty is a small shrub and ARE in TX says medium to large?? I should post to the general forum I think.

Tequila Sunrise and Pretty-N-Pink are maybe in the process of being registered. Still Ten English pounds is a lot of moular to some (and me). Tequila Sunrise is lovely. Pretty-N-Pink has a minor fault only visible to Tolumnia purists. Had a look at Orchidom previously and was impressed. Closer to home and you do not have to worry so much about the guardians of the gates. You might have to be careful with âÂÂclonesâÂÂ, are they talking about Mericlones which are usually more expensive than seedlings. The other big advantage is growing conditions. The Caribbean is probably Tolumnia Heaven. Three clones of Tolu. Alyshia showing the variation you sometimes get from the one compot of seedlings which in this case means produced from seed. The crossing is Shannon Elizabeth x Sizzler. Sizzler was registered by Robert Perreira. Tracking the ancestors of a cross will usually find an ancestor registered by Perreira or Moir. Thank you gentlemen! This post was edited by arthurm on Mon, Jun 30, 14 at 15:32

Marguerite - I would imagine this is just your typical 'Hummel's Sunset'. They mention it was grown outdoors so my guess is it just received that coloring from a lot of sun exposure. I have also seen them referred to as "sunset jades" before. -Erica

contact your local county extension office.. and see if they recommend any action... like some local plague we dont know about.... welcome to the forums.. there are at least two other posts down the page addressing the same leaf issues.. to be very clear.. 99.9 % of your leaf is working just fine.. converting sunshine into energy ... there really is no reason you need to do anything other than kill every insect on the tree.. good and bad... its a deciduous tree.. it will lose these leaves in fall.. and you may never see this issue again.. or maybe in 10 years.. its just really nothing to worry about.. and odds are.. the bugs are already gone.. and if you do spray or something.. you are basically just polluting .. unless you can find and clearly ID a pest.. you should not do anything.... ive had mid summer hail storms just about denude maples trees.. and they can do do releaf.. there is going to be no long term harm to your trees.. for a few ugly leaves.. to come full circle. plagues come and go over the decades.. and so what.. dont panic... ken