Trees from a distance

[robinia]

Not Carpinus.

Nice to see yo back here Starlet!

 

[Starlet]

thanks it is great to have the time to be back, how about corylus americana

 

[theXman]

Spirea

 

[macrocarpa]

I'm guesing 2

hophornbeam or some type of birch?

 

[robinia]

No Corylus, No Spirea.

but Corylus is the correct <u>family</u>

Remember:

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many of the other species in the genus are trees and several are instantly recognizable .
It's native.

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[BostonBull]

Some type of Alnus?

 

[robinia]

not Alnus.

 

[macrocarpa]

so what about hophornbeam or birch?

 

[BostonBull]

Ostryopsis davidiana

OR

Ostryopsis nobilis

 

[Adkpk]

Corylus cornuta

 

[robinia]

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or birch?

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aha! now we're getting somewhere...

 

[Starlet]

the only thing left in this family is Alnus? i have to look at a few.

 

[robinia]

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or birch?

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aha! now we're getting somewhere...


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Nope, it's a birch. Native, and this specimen is big!

That oughtta do it.
Anyone wanna go for species??

I hope this one hasn't killed the thread...

 

[Starlet]

you know i thought birch was already mentioned but yes birch is in there also, unusual looking birch, i do not think it killed it. good one

 

[macrocarpa]

I'll guess water birch or bog birch?

 

[Adkpk]

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I hope this one hasn't killed the thread...

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The good thing about these threads is the research it inspires. I get lost poking around on the web sites I go to look up latin names on or pics for id's. I hope learn or refresh my knowledge with everyday I come on here. The harder the plant id the more I look up other trees I don't have a full understanding of. This game is a pointing tool for those who want to enrich there id skills.

 

[robinia]

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I'll guess water birch or bog birch?

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I found 2 trees with the common name "water birch", none for "bog birch"

Judges?

I'm afraid we're going to need a botanic name.

 

[tomthetreeman]

B. occidentalis

 

[macrocarpa]

"B. occidentalis"
or
B. nana

 

[robinia]

neither...