Tree identification help needed

[scorpster]

We have this tree on our property and would appreciate help to identify what
kind this is. I looked in the books and couldn't figure it out:

http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree01.jpg
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree02.jpg

[brooklyn1]

"scorpster" > wrote in message
...
> We have this tree on our property and would appreciate help to identify
> what kind this is. I looked in the books and couldn't figure it out:
>
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree01.jpg
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree02.jpg
>

You'd make it much easier to help if you'd disclose where in the world this
tree is growing... would also help to have a view of the entire tree,

[scorpster]

This is in Orange County (Southern California). I tried to also take a
photo of the entire tree but there is another different type of tree in
front of it blocking the view so I could just take a photo of the top
portion. It's pretty tall, perhaps 20-30 feet tall.

[David E. Ross]

On 5/10/2009 3:03 PM, scorpster wrote:
> We have this tree on our property and would appreciate help to identify what
> kind this is. I looked in the books and couldn't figure it out:
>
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree01.jpg
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree02.jpg
>

The long leaf buds and the shiny leaves with smooth edges make me think
of some kind of ficus (although some have fuzzy or lobed leaves). I
would cut a small branch and take it to a local nursery for
identification. When you ask, let them know whether it goes dormant
(even very briefly) in the winter, which will help the identification.

As an alternative to a nursery, you might visit a nearby community
college that has a botany department or even UCI or UCR.

--
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Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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[Dioclese]

"scorpster" > wrote in message
...
> We have this tree on our property and would appreciate help to identify
> what kind this is. I looked in the books and couldn't figure it out:
>
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree01.jpg
> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree02.jpg
>

The thin appearing bark makes me think of the local hackberry trees here in
central Texas. Yet, when I do some research on that species, the hackberry
does not have a range in Texas either. So, I'm more confused now.

http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/ss/hackberry.htm


--
Dave

[D. Staples]

"Dioclese" <NONE> wrote in message
...
> "scorpster" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We have this tree on our property and would appreciate help to identify
>> what kind this is. I looked in the books and couldn't figure it out:
>>
>> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree01.jpg
>> http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree02.jpg
>>
>
> The thin appearing bark makes me think of the local hackberry trees here
> in central Texas. Yet, when I do some research on that species, the
> hackberry does not have a range in Texas either. So, I'm more confused
> now.
>
> http://forestry.about.com/od/hardwoods/ss/hackberry.htm
>
No, not hackberry, but yes, hackberry is in Texas.

The photo tree has vanilla like seed pods showing over what appear to be red
petals.

Since we don't know where the tree is located, I would call it an exotic.

[scorpster]

I took some more photos including a close-up of the leaves and the trunk
after we had it trimmed. Maybe this will help to identify?

http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree03.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree04.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree05.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree06.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree07.JPG

[Garrapata]

>This is in Orange County (Southern California). I tried to also take a
>photo of the entire tree but there is another different type of tree in
>front of it blocking the view so I could just take a photo of the top
>portion. It's pretty tall, perhaps 20-30 feet tall.

Do the leaves have a strong smell?
does it have white sap?
describe the flowers - they may not be conspicuous
if you have a scanner scan a branch and post it/
--

09=ix

[scorpster]

"Garrapata" > wrote in message
...
> Do the leaves have a strong smell?
> does it have white sap?
> describe the flowers - they may not be conspicuous
> if you have a scanner scan a branch and post it/

I took some more photos including a close-up of the leaves and the trunk
after we had it trimmed. Maybe this will help to identify?

http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree03.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree04.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree05.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree06.JPG
http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree07.JPG

[Pat Kiewicz[_2_]]

scorpster said:

>
>I took some more photos including a close-up of the leaves and the trunk
>after we had it trimmed. Maybe this will help to identify?
>
>http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree03.JPG
>http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree04.JPG
>http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree05.JPG
>http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree06.JPG
>http://www.statuaryplace.com/images/unknowntree07.JPG

I agreed with David Ross' ID of some sort of Ficus, based on the original
pictures, and I still think it's a Ficus, though I can't be sure of the species.
(Ornamental Ficus are indoor plants only, where I live.)

Maybe Ficus microcarpa?

Here's an article on ornamental Ficus (as landcape plants):
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1786/

--
Pat in Plymouth MI

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