Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

Well, Will, if'n you don't have a photo, I offer this. For now. Peace out yo.

-Tom

 

[williamd]

Prunus of some sort. Small serotina. I'll have something up soon.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not a serot.

 

[williamd]

But prunus genus. There are alot to choose from. I'll have to do some research.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not in that genus at all, Will. Research away! Really, it's your turn, so this is just filler!

-Tom

 

[williamd]

here are 2

 

[tomthetreeman]

Austrian Pine and Sugar Maple?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Or P. resinosa?

 

[robinia]

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Or P. resinosa?

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X2.

Is yours a baby wingnut, Tom?

 

[tomthetreeman]

No, but that's a hell of a guess. Not quite as exotic.

 

[williamd]

Close. Native and common in forests of this area

 

[trees4ever]

Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) for Will's photo


And I'm out.
No more time to play.
It's been fun as usual.
I'll have to redeem myself another time.
So until the next one,
Everyone, take care & be safe!


-Diane

 

[williamd]

Pitch pine and.....

 

[Waldo]

i'm thinking a tilia americana... but i'm not sure thats right

 

[williamd]

The only common tilia in these parts are the ornamental cordata. Americana, like the sugar maple, is not indigenous to south jersey.

 

[robinia]

Will, are you saying the broadleaf is native?

It's got to be a maple!?!

Sugar is out, so presumably A. nigrum is also out?
I'd guess A. campestre or A. pseudoplatanus but not natives...

 

[Waldo]

i'm grasping at straws here, robinia has all the maples covered i'll go with the ol' red elm Ulmus rubra

 

[williamd]

Check the range maps given by wikipedia, or in the audubon field guide, for native elms and maples.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Usually when I say indigenous or native I'm generally referring to an area larger than South Jersey. Like "The Northeast" or "New England." I am guessing you're using S. Jersey as the indicator of the most Northen range, therefore...

I'm going with A. barbatum.

-Tom

 

[williamd]

I thought about whether indigenous was the right term. For t.americana, u.rubrum and A. saccharum, Jersey south of the piedmont seems to be the SE end of their range. You might find them within 10 to 15 miles of the eastern shore of the Delaware river. East and south of that the pine barrens begin and many trees stop growing naturally. Must have to do with sandy soil and lower ph.
Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum spp. floridanum)
Acer floridanum (syn. Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais, Acer barbatum auct. non Michx.), commonly known as the Florida maple and occasionally as the southern sugar maple or hammock maple, is a tree that occurs in mesic and usually calcareous woodlands of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain in the United States, from southeastern Virginia in the north, south to central Florida, and west to Oklahoma and Texas.
Doesn't come into the Del Marva and south jersey.