Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

Nope... Crape Myrtle was Jersy's guess. I thought this one would be easy, maybe not.

-Tom

 

[Blinky]

Eucalyptus deglupta

 

[tomthetreeman]

no, not euc, man.

 

[theXman]

i thought Euc was a good guess.

some type of Kousa dogwood then?

can't think of anything else that smooth.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not a kousa, either. I was hoping you would get my 'euc-man' joke, though. I guess it was kinda weak.

-Tom

 

[banjo]

I'm playing anyway. That tree is a Stewartia. I don't know the species but that's what it is.

 

[JeffL]

Stewartia pseudocamillia?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Yes indeed. Stewartia pseudocamellia. How'd you guess, Banjo? By looking at the 'image properties?'

-Tom

 

[JeffL]

I can't look at image properties, I'm posting from my iPhone!

 

[tomthetreeman]

Sorry, Jeff. I was razzing Banjo!

-Tom

 

[banjo]

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Yes indeed. Stewartia pseudocamellia. How'd you guess, Banjo? By looking at the 'image properties?'

-Tom

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No guess at all actually. I just know what every tree ever grown looks like. Anyone ever notice that only about one percent of trees with exfoliating bark are native to North America? Kinda weird. I'll look for a picture now.

 

[theXman]

Cool, Stewartia.

Any of you guys know if it developes it's flower bud durig the same growing season that it blooms or from the previous year?

says it blooms in July, so I'm thinking it might grow it's bloom that very year.

If so, maybe I'll consider this specie to use as a pollarding row of trees at my house.

I was going to use crape myrtle. that way they still bloom the same year and I want something with nice smooth bark.

I still might use crape myrtle, but maybe I should alternate crape myrtle and stewartia.

 

[banjo]

Flower buds grow after leaf break. I wouldn't pollard them, they have a very attractive, graceful form.

 

[theXman]

okay then. and just to clarify things, I truely mean pollard, not topping.

regimented pollard every year and initially start the pollard at a small diameter, like 1 inch.

I want them about 7 feet high and huge pollard heads by the time I'm 80.

 

[theXman]

oh, reading that again, after leaf break, so likely there is not bud with flower in them over the winter.

hmmmm. might be good still.

 

[JeffL]

At least I got the species correct! Only because I planted several of those, and the Korean Stewartias last year, and the Japanese seemed to generally have a more multi-trunked form, whereas I saw the bulk of the Koreans more single stemmed.

Awesome looking trees.

 

[trees4ever]

Okay, since all is quiet around here....
I'm putting up this photo in celebration of EZ getting ALL his wisdom teeth out today.
Although, he's probably already asleep for the night... in a rather heavily sedated way.

-Diane-

 

[MTCInc]

Manzanita?

 

[easyphloem]

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I'm putting up this photo in celebration of EZ getting ALL his wisdom teeth out today.

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not quite passed out yet, but sedated to the "teeth".


I am assuming it is not a Crape Myrtle "Natchez", even though it looks like one to me.....maybe a little dark for the bark color though.



SZ

 

[trees4ever]

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Manzanita?

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That is correct (Arctosytaphylos manzanita).

The photo doesn't do the tree's bark justice. It's a beautiful smooth deep red-burgundy color and the limbs and stems twist forming a natural sculpture. This shrub-tree stands at 6 ft.(8 ft. wide) and is 25 yrs. old.
Every so often I like to put up a west coast native just so we all stay well-rounded in our ID skills

You're up MTCInc.!

-Diane-