Trees from a distance

[robinia]

U. parvifolia?!?

 

[theXman]

Tom, why is it that you write things on the same minute that I do? but always beat my post by that much?

 

[theXman]

Ulmus alata

 

[tomthetreeman]

Guess it's gettin' cozy in Camp Ulmus! You guys got a decent guess at species? How pissed are you gonna be if it's not an Elm?

Two things, Robinia...

1.) It's not a serotina

2.) You can only post a pic once you have won a round. No mid-round posting!

-Tom

 

[boreality]

Slippery elm

 

[tomthetreeman]

Hi-Ya!!!

Not alata vagina!

-Tom

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not a slippery one, either!

 

[robinia]

oops sorry about that. I didn't know the rules and wasn't about to go back over 150 pages

I came to this party late!

 

[tomthetreeman]

I'm a TFAD junkie so I'll start guessing at yours as soon as I get bored.

Just so you guys don't come up to RI and kill me, I'm going to let you know that this one is not an Ulmus. I was really having fun while it lasted though.

-Tom

 

[robinia]

too late it's gone! wouldn't want you getting a head start...

how about:
Castanea sativa?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not a Castanea. In fact, the genus doesn't even start with the letter 'C.' FWIW.

-Tom

 

[tomthetreeman]

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too late it's gone! wouldn't want you getting a head start

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I had the pic open on my desktop as you posted this. I saved a copy.

 

[boreality]

This ain't fair. I'm up here in zone 1. We have a pretty small variety to chose from. You guys are so lucky with your exotic selection. I was lucky to check this thread out as a boxelder was posted. A horrible tree, but my area's idea of something special.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I bet there are some clear advantages to life in zone 1. Like less A-holes.

-Tom

 

[boreality]

At one point my province was the only place in the world with a decreasing population. I was so proud. In these times a little space is the ultimate luxury. But I think I'll just watch and learn from this thead from now on. Until the Betula Paperifera comes along.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Well it was fun messin with ya! Do you have any weird zone 1 stuff that we might not recognize? Does Pinus banksiana get that far North? Relatively rare around here...

-Tom

 

[boreality]

We've got a large stand of them just south of me and they extend way farther north. Give me a white pine any day. I think the barksiana is probably the least attractive of the pines and full of mistletoe, but that gives them some dense foiliage and character.

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

Nyssa sylvatica

 

[climbncut]

I can't figure the leaves out. Is there a way to zoom in on the pic any closer?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not a Nyssa, Holly. And depending on your picture viewing software, you should be able to zoom a bit, CnC. I use Picasa, it's a Google product.

I'm gonna be offline pretty much all day, so I'll give a hint for now:

This tree is not very common, although it is native. This specimen is the biggest I've ever seen, although ID books say it can get bigger.

-Tom