Trees from a distance

[robinia]

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' or 'Ruby Glow'

( I never noticed how much those buds look like magnolia!! )


( BTW: I'm positive I saw a purple-leaved Honey Locust the other day. Have I been living under a rock or is that indeed something new under the sun??)

 

[williamd]

Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Katsura. Aided by a tree encyclopedia that just arrived from amazon this afternoon. Scratch fringe tree.

 

[robinia]

Tom is MIA .. the suspense is killing me...

 

[tomthetreeman]

...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J1H_JYrDos

 

[williamd]

Is yours a baby wingnut, Tom?

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The tree I had posted in the other id thread is a caucasian wingnut, Pterocarya fraxinifolia. Found it on a pretty good online tree data base. Got the idea from another thread about an insect data base, http://www.rogerstreesandshrubs.com/. My new encyclopedia confirmed it with a nice drawing that looks just like the flower/seed in my photo. 13 leaflets.

 

[Quercoid]

The bark looks like a eucalyptus. I'll say E. globulus because it's the most common.

Cool photo! I'm land-bound and never see this perspective.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I have some wingnut seeds in my office... Going to propagate them soon!

-Tom

(PS - The Hamamelis guesses are getting very warm.)

 

[williamd]

parrotia persica

 

[tomthetreeman]

I guess that was a big clue, eh? Yer'up!

-Tom

 

[williamd]

FYI,Salix alba and fragilis easily cross breed. The willow I posted could be a cross. I went with alba because of the leaf length but when I look at pictures of the bark of fragilis I'm not sure. Also, pinus rigida and echinata are known to cross in the wild.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Interesting...

As for the TFAD, I will start with T. cordata.

 

[williamd]

Bingo. I knew that was gonna be a hole in one.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I'll get one up asap.

 

[robinia]

Tom and William,
See the attachment. I thought you guys would like this- probably the best willow key I've ever come across.

William, happy birthday!

 

[tomthetreeman]

Haven't had a chance to look at the key, but here's a tree for ya!

-Tom

 

[Waldo]

pecan tree

 

[tomthetreeman]

no...

 

[williamd]

Thanks. And key is useful.

 

[williamd]

populus alba.

 

[robinia]

Carpinus betulus?