Trees from a distance

[robinia]

So you don't think it's acurate?

I know DNA testing has buggered up all kinds of taxonomy...

 

[tomthetreeman]

I'll dry some Celtis buds and get back to you LOL.

 

[robinia]

hippie.

 

[Quercoid]

Sorry about the wait, I'm back from the holiday weekend now.

This was in central California. I'd only seen these in books before this, but apparently they're more common down south.

 

[willbranch]

looks like Adansonia, dont know the species though

 

[tomthetreeman]

Ceiba pentandra?

 

[Quercoid]

Both good guesses, but they wouldn't live in central California. Keep trying.

 

[Quercoid]

Here's a couple more pictures, I'm not sure if they're going to help.

One is an example of what not to do to a tree. Take a look at the groove from the tie that held this tree to its stake. Call the tree police!

 

[Quercoid]

And another photo.

 

[robinia]

Wish I could make a decent guess, I'm WAY out of my zone here...

Best I could come up with:

Barringtonia?
Manilkara?
Kigelia?

(probably all the wrong zones

)

 

[Quercoid]

Not those Rob, but it was fun looking them up. It turns out I'd seen several of them in Singapore.

My tree is from Australia and is in the Sterculiaceae family. Or at least it used to be in the Sterculiaceae, Wikipedia says that that family is obsolete. I'm going to miss the chocolate family (even if that wasn't the official name).

 

[robinia]

Brachychiton?

 

[Quercoid]

Ding, ding, ding, you win! Brachychiton populneus, or bottle tree.

Not bad for a guy from Ontario. Good job on the research.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Whew! Glad someone got it! I was checking out that family, but couldn't find one with similar pointed leaves. Nice job, Rob.

-Tom

 

[robinia]

Here we go:

 

[climbncut]

Prunus subhirtella

 

[RGus]

cornus mas

 

[tomthetreeman]

Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'

 

[robinia]

sorry guys, no hits.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Is it a birch?