Winter Bud ID

[macrocarpa]

no sir.

#3 is a shrubby tree

#4 makes good honey

#5 is edible after 1st fall freeze

 

[RopeShield]

3-Alnus ?
4-Halesia caroliniana
5-Cornus mas

 

[robinia]

3 = Betula populifolia?

4 = Cladrastis kentukea

5 = Prunus americana?

 

[macrocarpa]

#3 is alnus!

 

[trees4ever]

My guess for #5 = persimmon (Diospyros sp.)?

-Diane

 

[tomthetreeman]

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#3 is alnus!

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Wow. I stared at some alnus photos and couldn't find one that resembled yours. Funny how they can take on so many forms.

I also researched the golf club thing and came up with persimmon, too, but same results with images & illustrations, couldn't find a match.

I'm interested to see if that one is a changeling, too.

-Tom

 

[macrocarpa]

#5 is persimmin.

It is amazing how much the buds can vary.

#4 still left. very common tree in the mtns here.

 

[trees4ever]

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I'm interested to see if that one is a changeling, too.

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All the persimmons that I work with have buds like in the photo.
They remind me of deer hoofs (hooves) -

Perhaps the difference you are noting has more to do with what time in bud development the photo was taken ??



Okay, I'll guess #4 is Black locust - Robinia pseudoacacia ?


-Diane

 

[macrocarpa]

it does have a false terminal bud too, but not locust.

 

[trees4ever]

Final guess for #4 = Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)


-Diane

 

[macrocarpa]

Thats it!

I guess its open to ropeshield, robinia, or trees4ever to post next.

 

[macrocarpa]

Did I kill this thread? s#!t

 

[robinia]

No, nothing like that. Personally I just had to get a good pic...


and here it is:

 

[robinia]

Nobody? Jeez, maybe Macrocarpa did kill this thread...

 

[tomthetreeman]

Is this a typically slender twig for the species? Can we get a clue?

 

[robinia]

Yes, typical for this species.

This same tree is still unsolved in this thread:
http://www.treebuzz.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=220525&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

(halfway down the first page)

 

[robinia]

Take note Macrocarpa: This is how you kill a thread!

 

[robinia]

Clues:
It's very small but still considered a tree. Possibly as small as big bonsai's. Native to N.America. Understory forest settings.

Giveaway:
You can tie the twigs in a knot.

 

[dylanclimbs]

Geez thats a tough one. I feel that the twigs are familiar and I should know it, but this is just a guess.

Ilex verticillata?

 

[Symbioun]

Is it one of my favourite forest understory shrubs Leatherwood (Dirca palustris)?