Trees from a distance

[mrtree]

Actually I am not sure the temperate Evodia are now Tetradium

 

[JD3000]

Not sure either.

 

[JD3000]

Hint: This species would be on the smaller side compared to most others in the genus.

 

[Waldo]

Is it native to the east coast?

 

[JD3000]

No, Asian species.

The genus however is VERY common.

 

[JD3000]

Another hint: This tree's ornamental qualities make it a good alternative to a larger growing but disease prone crabapple. Not due to it's flowers though, they're pretty inconspicuous.

 

[mrtree]

Sargentii

 

[JD3000]

Not any kind of sargentii...isnt that usually a specific epithet? Sorry if I led you astray there. Not a Malus if that's where you were heading.

Think a very common genus, but this species grows smaller than most. Ornamental but not for its flowers.

 

[Waldo]

so its some kind of Prunus? maybe this cultivar: 'double flowering, breed to hell, silly tree that I see to much of and is overplanted and still doesn't have the claimed resistance to brown blossom blight or shothole disease' otherwise known as 'akebono'

 

[JD3000]

Forget flowers.

Alternative to flowering ornamental trees.

 

[Waldo]

I give. i have no idea what this silly tree is.

 

[JD3000]

Acer tataricum var. (or subsp) ginalla.

I learned it as Acer ginalla.

 

[JD3000]

Another common species in OH.

 

[Waldo]

Basswood!

 

[JD3000]

Nope

 

[GShogren]

Quercus rubra

 

[JD3000]

Fraid not.

 

[Waldo]

Sugar Maple

 

[JD3000]

Bingo. Kind of unusual growth habit but a sugar

 

[Waldo]

OK, here is one. this was a tough one for me because we don't see many of these plants out here.