Winter Bud ID

[banjo]

American beech.

 

[robinia]

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American beech.

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Oh yeah. X2

 

[tomthetreeman]

No. I think this one could be tough. Look closely at all of the features.

-Tom

 

[JeffL]

Carpinus then?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Nope. There's a clue in the pic, though, even with the blurriness.

-Tom

 

[RopeShield]

Ostraya

 

[tomthetreeman]

Nope, getting colder.

 

[trees4ever]

I'll try Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia).


-Diane

 

[robinia]

Amelanchier?

 

[banjo]

Grey birch. Is the clue the age of the forrest?

 

[tomthetreeman]

No, the clue is on the branch itself. You are getting warmer, sir.

 

[Frax]

My books are packed away but...guessing.. greeen alder (Alnus whatever?)

 

[tomthetreeman]

Not alder.

 

[Frax]

The way the bud stem curls up from under rings a bell...but not loudly enough. I wish I had my books.

 

[trees4ever]

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The way the bud stem curls up from under rings a bell...but not loudly enough.

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That's what I've been staring at all afternoon

... those upward flexing bud stems....

and finally my new guess of .... Sassafras albidum.


-Diane

 

[dylanclimbs]

Populus deltoides?

I remember seeing similar bud stem forms in Calgary on some of the poplars I worked on out there.

Probably WRONG!

 

[trees4ever]

I think your on it, Dylan.

I was going into the Salicaceae family next because of those pointy buds.

It may be Populus balsamifera, though, because of the darker bud color...
we'll see ... Tom is probably getting his winter zzzzzzzs right now

-Diane

 

[Frax]

You could be right. The buds and stems seem slightly too slender to me, but there could be regional differences.

 

[JeffL]

Those are too small for poplar, and the twig too fine imo.

 

[tomthetreeman]

You guys are getting colder... One of you was very close at one point.

The clue is the bud stem, it looks sort of like turkey skin.

-Tom