Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

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but only in regard to springtime flower color
because some varieties of P. serrulata have deeper shades of that one particular color....

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Aesculus x carnea?

 

[trees4ever]

Sorry, Tom. You went to the deeper side of that color spectrum.

These have all been great guesses.

Somehow I thought this would be an easy one, maybe it's the trunk size that's throwing everyone off.
These particular trees are probably between 80-100 yrs. old and mostly hollow but still thriving.

Hint:
This is a typical early spring-flowering street tree, and front or corner yard tree.

Also, this genus is most known for its eastern species.
(Although, there is a western, mid-western,chinese and european species.)

Here they are in bloom.

-Diane

 

[surfarmer1]

Kwanzan Cherry.. Prunus 'Kwanzan'

 

[Treezybreez]

Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis

 

[trees4ever]

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Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis

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You got it! - ezy-breezy

You're up, Treezybreez!



-Diane

 

[Treezybreez]

It was the heart shaped leaves that were turning yellow and the pink blossoms that gave that away. They already bloomed here in the Carolinas.

I will look through my pics or take a new one and post when I can.

 

[Treezybreez]

Here is a tree or two of them in center of pic that I took in late Summer 2010.

 

[tomthetreeman]

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Sorry, Tom. You went to the deeper side of that color spectrum.

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I knew that but guessed it anyway for lack of another guess. Very cool trees!

-Tom

 

[tomthetreeman]

As for the current trees on the table...

Gymnocladus dioicus?

 

[Treezybreez]

Close Tom, you have the family correct. The pic was taken in the Pisgah National Forest close to the Tennessee border.

 

[robinia]

Robinia?

 

[Treezybreez]

Correct! and how ironic is it that your user name is the same.

I guess its your turn Robinia.

 

[tomthetreeman]

That's funny because that was my first thought, but I wasn't sure if they were common down there... I 'guessed' that it was G. dioicus based on that.

Glad Rob got it, that was cool.

-Tom

 

[robinia]

OK, tree in the middle:

 

[tomthetreeman]

Is it a legume? Can I ask that?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Scratch that, I'm going to guess Aesculus hippocastanum based on old and weak instincts.

-Tom

 

[treeness]

gleditsia triacanthos?

 

[tomthetreeman]

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gleditsia triacanthos?

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Nice guess. I am struggling with this one, I think you may be on to something!

 

[trees4ever]

Man, you guys are moving fast - I completely missed seeing the photo by Treezybreez.



I'll say Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia).


-Diane

 

[robinia]

Sorry, no hits.
And no legume Tom.