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What Kind of Tree is This? Stumped.
What kind of tree is this? I took a few leaves to the local nursery
and they were stumped. The tree has been losing leaves this summer like crazy - it looks like Fall in my yard! The nursery said it's probably stressed from the wet summer we've had in Northwest Arkansas and now it's really hot. They told me it might have a fungus but just to leav it alone. What kind of tree do you think it is and should I be doing anything to help it? Thanks for any replies. Here are a few pictures: http://s528.photobucket.com/albums/dd327/wahoo677/ |
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What Kind of Tree is This? Stumped.
On Jul 26, 3:44*pm, John McGaw wrote:
wrote: What kind of tree is this? *I took a few leaves to the local nursery and they were stumped. *The tree has been losing leaves this summer like crazy - it looks like Fall in my yard! *The nursery said it's probably stressed from the wet summer we've had in Northwest Arkansas and now it's really hot. *They told me it might have a fungus but just to leav it alone. *What kind of tree do you think it is and should I be doing anything to help it? *Thanks for any replies. Here are a few pictures: http://s528.photobucket.com/albums/dd327/wahoo677/ The leaf pictures were the best you provided but don't show enough detail for me to make more than the most tentative guess. That guess would be Ashleaf Maple a.k.a. Box Elder. This is a common tree which grows all over North America. A good close image of the point where the opposite leaves meet the twigs would be more definitive. How many leaves are there on each stem? Most often this species has 5 but anything from 3 to 7 is within the realm of possibility. The leaves are variable in shape. I'd say that the bark picture and the silhouette you provided are within the range I remember. Box Elder is a favorite of many woodturners because the wood is easy to work and it often shows a wild coloration which looks to me like someone smeared raspberry jam all over the basically cream-colored base wood. If the tree does die and if it has been identified as Box Elder, please get in touch with your local woodturning club as soon as you can -- they will thank you for it! -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA]http://johnmcgaw.com Thank you John. I will take some more pictures of the leaves on Sunday and post them here. |
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What Kind of Tree is This? Stumped.
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What kind of tree is this? I took a few leaves to the local nursery and they were stumped. The tree has been losing leaves this summer like crazy - it looks like Fall in my yard! The nursery said it's probably stressed from the wet summer we've had in Northwest Arkansas and now it's really hot. They told me it might have a fungus but just to leav it alone. What kind of tree do you think it is and should I be doing anything to help it? Thanks for any replies. Here are a few pictures: http://s528.photobucket.com/albums/dd327/wahoo677/ I agree with John, it looks like a box elder (Acer negundo). Usually considered to be a short-lived tree (although there are some exceptional specimens that are quite old). Website with pictures of identification features for box elder: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/...2/Default.aspx Diseases of box elders (scroll down): http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Trees/tree1.html -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) After enlightenment, the laundry. |
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What Kind of Tree is This? Stumped.
On Jul 27, 6:19*am, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
said: What kind of tree is this? *I took a few leaves to the local nursery and they were stumped. *The tree has been losing leaves this summer like crazy - it looks like Fall in my yard! *The nursery said it's probably stressed from the wet summer we've had in Northwest Arkansas and now it's really hot. *They told me it might have a fungus but just to leav it alone. *What kind of tree do you think it is and should I be doing anything to help it? *Thanks for any replies. Here are a few pictures: http://s528.photobucket.com/albums/dd327/wahoo677/ I agree with John, it looks like a box elder (Acer negundo). *Usually considered to be a short-lived tree (although there are some exceptional specimens that are quite old). Website with pictures of identification features for box elder:http://www..dnr.state.oh.us/forestry...2/Default.aspx Diseases of box elders (scroll down):http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Trees/tree1.html -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) After enlightenment, the laundry. I looked at pictures online and agree it's a boxelder. Now I'd like to figure out what's wrong with the tree (dropping tons of leaves) and how I can help it. Here are 8 pictures of the leaves. The yellow ones that aren't attached just fell and the green ones were pulled off the tree. I appreciate both of your help. Thanks, George. http://s528.photobucket.com/albums/d...hoo677/Leaves/ |
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