Trees from a distance

[oldoakman]

That one is the lowest branched specimen I have seen. I was considering cerned that there was a disease that affected lower branches. Every example I have seen has only the top 25% branched.

 

[JD3000]

It was my first inclination but I thought he found some weird columnar tree

 

[oldoakman]

I'll post one. Tree in middle background that is in flower.

 

[ATH]

Those leaves look shiny too. Mulberry?

 

[oldoakman]

Not mulberry.

 

[JD3000]

Old Amelanchier?

 

[oldoakman]

C'MON, your better than that!

 

[JD3000]

Not really.

Not pink enough for mimosa, how about Halesia?

 

[ATH]

Where are you oldoakman? (even a state would help)

My next guess because I am focused on the shiny leaves is Almond.

 

[JD3000]

GA.

 

[ATH]

Thanks.

 

[oldoakman]

Halesia would be a good guess in ages weeks when they are in flower here. This o e is not native.

 

[oldoakman]

Way early for mimosa too.

 

[JD3000]

Problem for us Yanks is we're just coming out of winter now. Flying over Columbus today I noticed Pyrus starting to bloom but that doesn't look like one.

Hmmmmmm

 

[JD3000]

How bout Ailanthus?

 

[ATH]

Crataegus? (too big, but otherwise looks plausible...I thought the Chionanthus was too big too.)

 

[JD3000]

I've seen a couple monster green hawthorns over the years

 

[oldoakman]

Hint was not native.

 

[ThatsNotMaple]

Are we looking at M. azedarach here? We don't have chinaberry up here so I don't know when it flowers, but it looks right and I know it's pretty invasive down your way.

 

[oldoakman]

TNM gets the prize. It is a quite pleasant tree. Flowers are fragrant and lilac like, foliage gets a bluish cast to it a little later on.