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Casutherland
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Identify Tree

Post by Casutherland » May 29th, 2018, 3:48 pm

I had a ton of weeds back behind my house and hired someone to completely change my landscaping. They found this tree amongst the weeds. It seems healthy now, and is growing quickly. What type of tree might this be? Any help??


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Re: Identify Tree

Post by TimmyG » May 29th, 2018, 4:20 pm

Possibly boxelder (Acer negundo). See also gobotany. If so, it's not a particularly desirable tree. ID is confirmed if it produces samaras.

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by Casutherland » May 30th, 2018, 10:46 am

TimmyG wrote:
May 29th, 2018, 4:20 pm
Possibly boxelder (Acer negundo). See also gobotany. If so, it's not a particularly desirable tree. ID is confirmed if it produces samaras.
What time of the year would it produce these "samaras"? I do not remember seeing any of samaras around last year.

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by TimmyG » May 30th, 2018, 2:59 pm

Roughly the same time as other Acers, which is about now. Your tree undoubtedly is a seedling and may not be mature enough yet to produce seed, which can take 10–15 years. But confirming it as a boxelder is pretty trivial otherwise. There aren't many trees with two compound leaves at each node.

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by Casutherland » June 1st, 2018, 12:34 pm

TimmyG wrote:
May 30th, 2018, 2:59 pm
Roughly the same time as other Acers, which is about now. Your tree undoubtedly is a seedling and may not be mature enough yet to produce seed, which can take 10–15 years. But confirming it as a boxelder is pretty trivial otherwise. There aren't many trees with two compound leaves at each node.
Hmmm, maybe I can replace with with something else. Any suggestions?


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Re: Identify Tree

Post by TimmyG » June 1st, 2018, 1:53 pm

Ha! Such a loaded question without constraints. Here's an incomplete list of trees, in no particular order, that I've planted mostly in the last year (all within the last few) and many in multiples:

MAGNOLIA 'YELLOW BIRD'
ZELKOVA SERRATA 'MUSASHINO'
OXYDENDRUM ARBOREUM
MALUS 'RADIANT'
MALUS 'HARGOZAM' HARVEST GOLD
DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA 'SONOMA'
DAVIDIA INVOLUCRATA
SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA 'JOE KOZEY'
FAGUS SYLVATICA 'RED OBELISK'
FAGUS SYLVATICA 'PURPLE FOUNTAIN'
PICEA OMORIKA 'PENDULA'
CERCIS CANADENSIS 'FLOATING CLOUDS'
CERCIS CANADENSIS 'RISING SUN'
CERCIS CANADENSIS 'FOREST PANSY'
CERCIS CANADENSIS 'RUBY FALLS'
CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM 'CLAIM JUMPER'
CERCIDIPHYLLUM JAPONICUM 'MORIOKA WEEPING'
LARIX DECIDUA 'PENDULA'
METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES 'OGON' GOLD RUSH
METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES 'SCHIRRMANN'S NORDLICHT'
METASEQUOIA GLYPTOSTROBOIDES 'MISS GRACE'
TAXODIUM DISTICHUM
TAXODIUM DISTICHUM 'FALLING WATERS'
TAXODIUM DISTICHUM 'PEVE MINARET'
PLATANUS x ACERIFOLIA 'SUTTNERI'
GINKGO BILOBA 'TSCHI TSCHI'
CRATAEGUS VIRIDIS 'WINTER KING'
CRATAEGUS MACROSPERMA
CORNUS ALTERNIFOLIA
CORNUS KOUSA
CORNUS KOUSA 'SAMZAM' SAMARITAN
CORNUS FLORIDA var. RUBRA
CHIONANTHUS VIRGINICUS
CHIONANTHUS RETUSUS
CHIONANTHUS RETUSUS 'ARNOLD'S PRIDE'
EUONYMUS CARNOSUS
EUONYMUS (unknown)
PRUNUS x 'CRIMSON CASCADE'
PRUNUS PERSICA 'NSCU DWARF DOUBLE RED
ACER GRISEUM
ACER PALMATUM 'BURGUNDY LACE'
ACER PALMATUM 'EVER RED'
ACER PALMATUM 'BLOODGOOD'
ACER PALMATUM
ACER PALMATUM 'ORANGE DREAM'
ACER PALMATUM 'BENI SCHICHIHENGE'
ACER SHIRASAWANUM 'AUTUMN MOON'
ACER SHIRASAWANUM 'JORDAN'
ACER RUBRUM 'FRANKSRED' RED SUNSET
ACER x FREEMANII 'JEFFERSRED' AUTUMN BLAZE
MORUS RUBRA
PARROTIA PERSICA 'PERSIAN SPIRE'
STYRAX JAPONICUS 'EVENING LIGHT'
STYRAX JAPONICUS
STYRAX OBASSIA
STEWARTIA PSEUDOCAMELLIA
HALESIA DIPTERA (MAGNIFLORA GROUP)
CARPINUS CAROLINIANA (American Hornbeam)
MAGNOLIA VIRGINIANA
AMELANCHIER CANADENSIS
ASIMINA TRILOBA

I'm happy knowing there's one boxelder growing in the catch basin across the street, but I wouldn't waste any space in my yard, forest, or wetland with one. Too many better options!

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by TimmyG » June 9th, 2018, 12:05 am

Crickets.

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by Casutherland » June 11th, 2018, 12:13 pm

TimmyG wrote:
June 9th, 2018, 12:05 am
Crickets.
You blew me away with all the options lol. Not sure what I will put there, thinking about a crepe myrtle.

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Re: Identify Tree

Post by TimmyG » June 11th, 2018, 1:51 pm

Look for one with cinnamon colored exfoliating bark. And do yourself a favor and let it grow to its natural extent. It's such a shame to see crape myrtles constantly topped because people expect and want them to be cute little trees. They're not. They can get quite large and look their best when allowed to be so.

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