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Mysterious tree from Jerusalem
Greetings,
On my last trip to Israel in October 2006 I saw a very interesting tree in a garden in Jerusalem. The tree itself did not look that special, but it had some very peculiar capsules which I collected from below the tree. I have since asked some botanist friends about it but they could not tell me what kind of tree it is. If some of you could help me to identify this tree, I would be very thankful. Here is a picture of the tree itself (it is the one with the grey bark in the middle): http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree01.jpg ....and here are two pictures of the capsules: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree02.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree03.jpg Thanks again, Gyorgy |
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Mysterious tree from Jerusalem
It appears to be a legume type tree of some sort.
I am interested in finding out what it is. I would be interested in a stem sample to place under the microscope. Is that possible. I could tell you a great deal about the tree if I had a sample. -- Sincerely, John A. Keslick, Jr. Consulting Arborist http://home.ccil.org/~treeman and www.treedictionary.com Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology. Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us that we are not the boss. "Gyorgy Sajo" wrote in message . .. Greetings, On my last trip to Israel in October 2006 I saw a very interesting tree in a garden in Jerusalem. The tree itself did not look that special, but it had some very peculiar capsules which I collected from below the tree. I have since asked some botanist friends about it but they could not tell me what kind of tree it is. If some of you could help me to identify this tree, I would be very thankful. Here is a picture of the tree itself (it is the one with the grey bark in the middle): http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree01.jpg ...and here are two pictures of the capsules: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree02.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree03.jpg Thanks again, Gyorgy |
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Mysterious tree from Jerusalem
Gyorgy Sajo wrote:
Greetings, On my last trip to Israel in October 2006 I saw a very interesting tree in a garden in Jerusalem. The tree itself did not look that special, but it had some very peculiar capsules which I collected from below the tree. I have since asked some botanist friends about it but they could not tell me what kind of tree it is. If some of you could help me to identify this tree, I would be very thankful. Here is a picture of the tree itself (it is the one with the grey bark in the middle): http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree01.jpg ...and here are two pictures of the capsules: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree02.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree03.jpg Thanks again, Gyorgy A wild guess from this non-botanist: Brachychiton acerifolius. My guess is based on the appearance of the seed pod and the bark. A good picture of the leaves would pretty well verify this guess. This is a commonly grown garden tree in semi-arid areas around the world and when flowering it is spectacular since the flowers appear without the leaves to obscure them. Don't forget, I warned you that this is a _wild_ guess! -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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Mysterious tree from Jerusalem
"John McGaw" wrote in message .. . Gyorgy Sajo wrote: Greetings, On my last trip to Israel in October 2006 I saw a very interesting tree in a garden in Jerusalem. The tree itself did not look that special, but it had some very peculiar capsules which I collected from below the tree. I have since asked some botanist friends about it but they could not tell me what kind of tree it is. If some of you could help me to identify this tree, I would be very thankful. Here is a picture of the tree itself (it is the one with the grey bark in the middle): http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree01.jpg ...and here are two pictures of the capsules: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree02.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c286/gyury/Tree03.jpg Thanks again, Gyorgy A wild guess from this non-botanist: Brachychiton acerifolius. My guess is based on the appearance of the seed pod and the bark. A good picture of the leaves would pretty well verify this guess. This is a commonly grown garden tree in semi-arid areas around the world and when flowering it is spectacular since the flowers appear without the leaves to obscure them. Don't forget, I warned you that this is a _wild_ guess! I'd say pretty good wild guess, McGaw. Brachychiton acerifolius http://trees.stanford.edu/images/Bra...ton/acer01.jpg Brachychiton acerifolius http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=5971 Brachychiton populneus http://asgap.org.au/b-pop.html |
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Mysterious tree from Jerusalem
Wow! I bow my head before your expertise. Thank you John and cat daddy!
Gyorgy Don't forget, I warned you that this is a _wild_ guess! I'd say pretty good wild guess, McGaw. Brachychiton acerifolius http://trees.stanford.edu/images/Bra...ton/acer01.jpg Brachychiton acerifolius http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=5971 Brachychiton populneus http://asgap.org.au/b-pop.html |
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