Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

Golden chain trees are short lived novelties around here. They have a nice bloom, but they appear to be too far North or something. I've never seen a truly healthy one planted in a landscape.

I thought for a second that it was Sorbus, which also struggle with borers 'round here. They generally have that same pallor.

-Tom

 

[tomthetreeman]

Here's a tuffie. Now that I said that someone will nail it immediately.

 

[theXman]

i don't know it.

When you said tuffie, i figured it was going to be a hickory.

leaves look like a peach, bark does not.


I'll just say peach anyway.

 

[AspenArbo]

Euonomus... not sure if that is spelled correctly??

 

[JeffL]

Some kind of ornamental cherry?

 

[tomthetreeman]

no to those guesses.

 

[AspenArbo]

I'm going to throw Zelkova out there...??

 

[tomthetreeman]

No. Your first guess was closer in a way.

-Tom

 

[AspenArbo]

I've got nothin...

 

[BostonBull]

Wahoo? Euonymus atropurpurea?

 

[tomthetreeman]

No, but it IS invasive. The specimen pictured is not a typical form at all.

-Tom

 

[BostonBull]

Acer negundo............?

 

[theXman]

Brazilian Peppertree?

 

[tomthetreeman]

neither of those

 

[theXman]

How about Leaning Invasive Tree?

 

[willbranch]

Ailanthus altissima

 

[BostonBull]

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Ailanthus altissima

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I thought this too, but didnt think there were enough leaflets.......

 

[tomthetreeman]

This is an invasive shrub, generally multi stemmed, and almost always wrongly ID'd. It has fragrant flowers.

-Tom

 

[theXman]

Maybe you wrongly ID'd it then.... just kidding. not you!

multi-stemmed shrub.

leaves looked too big to me to be Russian Olive, but how about some foriegn Olive then?

We have Russian Olive here, and maybe one called Autum Olive.

Is it one of these? or closely related enough to win?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Eleagnus umbellata, Autumn Olive it is, X! Yer'up!

-Tom