Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

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Awesome that he's still in the same place to enjoy the tree he planted... how long ago?

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It was planted in the mid 70's I think. He's the former City Forester of Providence, still involved in statewide tree issues. The second I mentioned that I thought I had found S. giganteum in Roger Williams Park, he knew exactly where the trees were (there are 2) and the species. !

-Tom

 

[theXman]

Okay, for the third try now to post this:

To change things up a bit, here is a bonsai.

This should be a very easy one.

common tree.

miniture scale version of an old tree of this specie.

I will post another after this one if you like the change up using a bonsai.

then i can post a tropical tree from africa if you wish, not a bonsai.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Stewartia pseudocamellia. Very cool bonsai.

 

[theXman]

nope, this specie is much more common.

just the genus is needed here, or the common name.

 

[theXman]

hmmmm, looking at that picture again, I guess don't go by the shape too much, it was made that way to look like a huge old tree. the residential versions don't really look like that, maybe if they ever got to 80 yrs old they would, but I've never seen one older than 30 years old in a landscape.

look more at the bark texture and the tiny branch tips.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Lagerstroemia?

Looks like the exact same tree.

 

[theXman]

yup, you even found the exact same tree! haha

I better skip the other bonsai then.

here is a harder one.

up close and showing flower and fruit since it isn't native.

 

[Adkpk]

Litchi chinensis

 

[Dan_Watkins]

Pieris floribunda?

 

[theXman]

Oh, sorry, did I say Africa or something like that?

It is native to W. Europe and the Mediterranean.

no one named it yet.

 

[Waldo]

arbutus unedo

 

[theXman]

correct, a common name- strawberry tree.

edible, but about tasteless.

sorry, it took, me so long to respond, long day, i tried to type from my phone, but I wasn't able to sign on to treebuzz from it.

 

[Waldo]

cue celebratory fist pump.

 

[theXman]

this close enough?

 

[Waldo]

the head bang will do.

 

[theXman]

what about a freakin' picture!

your holding things up.

Where is Waldo's picture?

I can't find it?

 

[tomthetreeman]

As much as I'd like to give Waldo the bidness about 'holding things up,' I have to call you out, X. You're the king of the 24 hours later post.

-Tom

 

[theXman]

did i take that long?

 

[Adkpk]

The big tree in the back. You can take a shot at the one in the front too.

 

[tomthetreeman]

The tree in front appears to be a red maple. Tree in the back looks like Acer, too, but I have to stare at it some more...

Oh, what the heck, is it a giant norway?