Trees from a distance

[oldoakman]

Indeed, think invasive.

 

[JD3000]

Errrrrrrrr

How bout glossy buckthorn?

 

[oldoakman]

Not that. This one's cousin is fruiting now down here. Makes a mess of cars and roads where they overha

 

[ATH]

Mulberry (Morus alba)???

 

[oldoakman]

Right genus, but they've changed the name too.

 

[ATH]

Ok then we'll go with Broussonetia papyrifera

I think that is a much bigger problem for you down south than it is up here. We have more than out fair share of white mulberry (and i didnt think that looked right but guessed because of the messy fruit hint) but not much Paper. Hopefully that buys @JD3000 and I a little bit of a pass!

 

[oldoakman]

You got it ATH. There are some unusual invasive here. That one is one of the biggest paper Mulberry's around. Mostly there are understory along waterways. Next time ipost I promise it will be a native.

 

[JD3000]

They changed the name o

Ok then we'll go with Broussonetia papyrifera

I think that is a much bigger problem for you down south than it is up here. We have more than out fair share of white mulberry (and i didnt think that looked right but guessed because of the messy fruit hint) but not much Paper. Hopefully that buys @JD3000 and I a little bit of a pass!

I had to look this one up.

Anybody got a pic?

 

[ATH]

They changed the name o

I had to look this one up.

Anybody got a pic?

Try this one.

Sounded vaguely familiar to me. Found it again looking for Mulberry options that weren't our standard pests up here.

 

[JD3000]

Yeah, forget the above...

Wasn't very familiar with the tree, let alone a name change.

Someone have a pic for the next one?

 

[ATH]

Oh yeah...go ahead if you do. I'll try to get a couple this weekend.

 

[oldoakman]

Here you go. This one is a native species, not some weird foreigner. Actually any of lot of the trees just left and in front of my truck. There are 7 of them in this frame. Take note of the Nittany Lion logo on the truck window.

 

[JD3000]

Pretty bark?

Betula nigra.

(Though Aesculus would be ironic here huh?)

 

[oldoakman]

Not betulus.

 

[ATH]

Nyssa sylvatica?

 

[oldoakman]

Not Nyssa, although I have a huge one down in my back yard.

 

[JD3000]

Am I seeing pretty ornamental bark or is it just a trick of the light?

 

[oldoakman]

Trick of light. Also all the trees leaves are likthe one directly in front of the truck, nice and dark green glossy. Lighting is E ending close to sundown.

 

[JD3000]

Q. macrocarpa?

 

[oldoakman]

Got the genus, now for the specific epithet.