Tree Identification - Page 2

Sundae · 11-17-2009, 11:44 AM

Shaw, you once again prove that we were separated at birth. And Monnie too I suppose, for asking - although I think you are perhaps a half-sister. I love identifying trees, wild-flowers and birds. Insects, not so much - in this country they all fall under the category harmless, and that will do for me.

I bought a tree book when I lived in Leicester because the soil is so different to my native Bucks, and very different trees grow wild/ are planted. Lime trees for example - I doubt there's a single one in Aylesbury. Ditto, I can't remember seeing more than a few Ash in Leicester.

One of the many reasons it's good to be home is walking past the same trees I have all my life - there's a Horse Chestnut I knew as a sapling which is now a respectable young tree.

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2009, 12:16 PM

It's like doing a puzzle, or amateur detective work. It was fun before teh intrawebz, because there were books involved. It's fun now too, because there are so many resources available online.

Sorta related note: when I interviewed for this job I mentioned that I must have had an aptitude and interest in this type of work since I was a kid. I had some kind of detective game when I was young, and I would document and keep paperwork as to clues and outcomes. Strange kid! It is like a puzzle sometimes though, as is identifying foliages and critters.

dar512 · 11-17-2009, 01:45 PM

Hello. I'm from Joizy and this is what a tree looks like: 3

j/k

wolf · 11-17-2009, 01:55 PM

I am ashamed of all of you.

The proper answer, of course is ...

"The Larch."

dar512 · 11-17-2009, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

"The Larch."

You Rang?

********

The larch is a conifer - according to wiki. Conifers don't change color.

SamIam · 11-17-2009, 03:29 PM

Well, larches do change color, but that tree doesn't look like a larch to me. Here's a larch close up.

dar512 · 11-17-2009, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SamIam

Well, larches do change color...

Huh. Well there's my something new for the day.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-18-2009, 02:48 PM

Not Larch. Larch is a conifer. Well it's a deciduous conifer, but has needles and cones, anyway.

Spexxvet · 11-18-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I am ashamed of all of you.

The proper answer, of course is ...

"The Larch."

Don't worry Wolf, I got it.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-18-2009, 02:55 PM

Once again, monty python trumps intelligent discussion.

Spexxvet · 11-18-2009, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Once again, monty python trumps intelligent discussion.

Monty Python is not intelligent discussion? There's always a sketch to help a discussion.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-18-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Monty Python is not intelligent discussion

Hey, congratulations. Now you've got it.

wolf · 11-18-2009, 02:58 PM

What I'm really surprised by is two straight answers following my post. What is wrong with kids these days ... no appreciation for the classics. Next they'll be saying they never watched Star Trek. [/curmudgeonly grumble]

TheMercenary · 11-20-2009, 09:03 PM

Monsta, I believe it is a Bradford Pear Tree. Non-fruiting variety. We have 2 in front of our house. As noted in the post above.

footfootfoot · 11-20-2009, 09:46 PM

I'm gonna go with pear as well. I've never seen a tilia sp. turn red. Always yellow.

Whoever said maple, I want to see you after class.

We need some close ups of the bark, the bud, and some simple things like alternate or opposite branching. The three leaves look like they are from two different trees. Were they drops or did you pick them?

11-17-2009, 11:44 AM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shaw, you once again prove that we were separated at birth. And Monnie too I suppose, for asking - although I think you are perhaps a half-sister. I love identifying trees, wild-flowers and birds. Insects, not so much - in this country they all fall under the category harmless, and that will do for me. I bought a tree book when I lived in Leicester because the soil is so different to my native Bucks, and very different trees grow wild/ are planted. Lime trees for example - I doubt there's a single one in Aylesbury. Ditto, I can't remember seeing more than a few Ash in Leicester. One of the many reasons it's good to be home is walking past the same trees I have all my life - there's a Horse Chestnut I knew as a sapling which is now a respectable young tree. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-17-2009, 12:16 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's like doing a puzzle, or amateur detective work. It was fun before teh intrawebz, because there were books involved. It's fun now too, because there are so many resources available online. Sorta related note: when I interviewed for this job I mentioned that I must have had an aptitude and interest in this type of work since I was a kid. I had some kind of detective game when I was young, and I would document and keep paperwork as to clues and outcomes. Strange kid! It is like a puzzle sometimes though, as is identifying foliages and critters. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2009, 01:45 PM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Hello. I'm from Joizy and this is what a tree looks like: 3 j/k __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-17-2009, 01:55 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am ashamed of all of you. The proper answer, of course is ... "The Larch." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-17-2009, 03:29 PM	#6
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Well, larches do change color, but that tree doesn't look like a larch to me. Here's a larch close up. Attached Images

11-18-2009, 02:48 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not Larch. Larch is a conifer. Well it's a deciduous conifer, but has needles and cones, anyway. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-18-2009, 02:55 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Once again, monty python trumps intelligent discussion. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-18-2009, 02:58 PM	#13
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	What I'm really surprised by is two straight answers following my post. What is wrong with kids these days ... no appreciation for the classics. Next they'll be saying they never watched Star Trek. [/curmudgeonly grumble] __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-20-2009, 09:03 PM	#14
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Monsta, I believe it is a Bradford Pear Tree. Non-fruiting variety. We have 2 in front of our house. As noted in the post above. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-20-2009, 09:46 PM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'm gonna go with pear as well. I've never seen a tilia sp. turn red. Always yellow. Whoever said maple, I want to see you after class. We need some close ups of the bark, the bud, and some simple things like alternate or opposite branching. The three leaves look like they are from two different trees. Were they drops or did you pick them?

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