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Post by shin on Apr 23, 2020 23:46:18 GMT
A tree I've taken pictures of fondly when it flowers in spring has fallen down due to a powerful wind that blew through here. This is the second of two trees, the first that broke apart last year. Now I have none left. I'll take some cuttings from it and try to preserve it through its branches, but this might not work. I'd like to find out what species it is. Then I might plant some replacements, and consider whether the wood might be useful for some woodwork. The tree is budding now, it;s flowered in the past not too long from now.
The tree that just fell: Notice the distinctive bark.  When flowering: The first tree that fell: |
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Post by Use Less on Apr 24, 2020 1:04:28 GMT
Bark looks like a cherry or peach. Do you get any fruits?
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Post by shin on Apr 24, 2020 1:37:07 GMT
I've never noticed any fruits.
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Post by feather on Apr 24, 2020 2:05:37 GMT
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Post by shin on Apr 24, 2020 13:38:25 GMT
I'll go check out the leaves when this rain stops. In the meantime here're the closest up photo of the leaves I can find.  |
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Post by shin on Apr 24, 2020 13:52:17 GMT
I'm trying to recall if I've seen berries on it, I might have after all, I just don't see any photos. Looking up further it seems to resemble some chokeberry tree images, but no exact matches. Some variety of that perhaps?
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Post by feather on Apr 24, 2020 14:43:04 GMT
To me, non horticultural feather, it looks like a crab apple blossom. I don't really know and I'm not good with identifying trees.
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Post by vickilynn on Apr 24, 2020 20:47:33 GMT
Kind of looks like wild plum maybe (or not).
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Post by feather on Apr 24, 2020 20:53:34 GMT
Kind of looks like wild plum maybe (or not). It's definitely not a monarch tree. I'm pretty sure it isn't a viceroy or swallowtail butterfly tree either, so we've ruled out 2 out of 3 of maybe 2 million types of the kinds.
The plum and the apple, the crab apple, to me, look very similar.
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Post by vickilynn on Apr 24, 2020 22:09:55 GMT
Shin, I don’t remember what state you live in. I got to thinking that the only tree blooming with white blossoms in my area of Northern OH is the flowering pear. They are planted all over, and I know that the native plant group I belong to does not like them, as they are non-native and invasive and easily damaged in storms. I have several white flowering crabs, but they are not blooming yet, and their buds are pink before opening to white. My cherries are not yet blooming either but will soon.
Feather, they sure are all similar and hard to tell from photos.
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Post by shin on Apr 24, 2020 23:15:55 GMT
I'm out in Pennsylvania. Still have a lot of bare trees here that haven't leaves. I love the looks of those flowering pears, I should try planting some of those as well. My neighbor has a cherry tree, it's too early for it as well. It doesn't bear fruit, either because it is alone or an ornamental.
Looking out now, yes no leaves, the fallen tree is one of the earliest here, only some shrubs are earlier.
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Post by shin on Apr 25, 2020 18:06:52 GMT
Almost done cutting it up. It hasn't leaf out enough for leaf identification yet.
The flowers really look like chokeberry, well, I am sure I will figure out what it is sooner or later. We're in the right ballpark with these guesses I think.
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Post by Jeffery on Dec 1, 2021 2:56:00 GMT
Wish I could figure out how to post pictures.
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