The Tree ID Thread

[stig]

Europeans use imported Hickory for high class tools.
We're not stupid, you know.

 

[lxskllr]

Anyone know what this shrub is? It appears to be evergreen, and the berries are bigger now and turning black. Pics were taken a couple months ago.

 

[Mellow]

Ligustrum

 

[lxskllr]

Thanks! Looks like I should cut it out. I wasn't really familiar with privet, though I know the name. I have some other shrub in the backyard I thought /might/ be privet, but apparently not. It started, looked like it might get interesting looking, but never really did. It's non offensive, so I left it.

 

[Treeaddict]

I downloaded the pictures into the Picture This app and it came up with Japanese privet/ligustrom. I know Brett already gave the correct answer but it’s fun to play with the app and test its accuracy. I think Cory spoke highly of it several months ago.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I think I should know, but I don't know, ya know?
Have to remove it after a service drop.

 

[lxskllr]

No idea, but it's a pretty tree. Too bad it's coming down.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Same thoughts.

 

[Kaveman]

I'm a little angry with myself for my ignorance.

 

[stig]

Atlas cedar, cedrus atlanticus.

 

[Mick!]

Atlas cedar, cedrus atlanticus.

yes, but that’s a Glauca, cos it’s blue.

 

[stig]

Yep, Cedrus atlantica var. glauca.
That is the only one we have here, so I didn't think to mention it.

 

[Burnham]

That is a beauty of a tree. Shame.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Thank you!

 

[Knotorious]

It's been 6 months, but the Tree ID thread is BACK in your feeds!

Whoever correctly identifies this tree gets an imaginary gold star and I'll even allow you to pat yourself on the back! (I really know how to incentivize! *sarcasm*)

Thank you in advance to anyone with the cognitive fortitude to correctly ID this weirdo conifer. I mean, I'm guessing it's a conifer. It looks like it needs some serious pruning. But it sorta looks like a giant saguaro cactus, which is kind of cool...I guess lol It's in theme for Arizona.

 

[lxskllr]

Referenced in the random pictures thread. This a small tree that grows in wetlands. I don't think it ever gets big, but I can't verify that. Spindly, maybe 15' max height, and a spready canopy. An understory tree. Note the black buds(flower heads?) and the leaf clusters. Ignore the sweetgum in the background. Maryland.

 

[Nutball]

Magnolia popped into my head. Maybe some odd variety of magnolia. Isn't tulip poplar a magnolia rather than a poplar?

Edit:

Magnoliales - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lxskllr]

Isn't tulip poplar a magnolia rather than a poplar?

Wikipedia says they're both from the family magnoliaceae.

I thought my tree looked like magnolia also, or that was the name that was coming to mind. I'm not that familiar with magnolia, so it was just a hint of recognition, and not an informed opinion.

 

[Treeaddict]

@lxskllr Is it evergreen? (Looks like the pictures were from the summer)

 

[lxskllr]

Deciduous. Yea, the pic was summer. September.

 

[davidwyby]

What’s the difference between Monterey and Aleppo pines? Are there other pines that tend to grow canopies vs. “normal” conifer pattern?

 

[Kaveman]

Pinus radiata - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Pinus halepensis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Monterey pine is a new world plant. Aleppo, also called Jerusalem Pine, is from the Mediterranean.

Bullpines do weird chit, like canopy stuff, and growing like something out of Dr. Seuss. And like Monterey, they only live about a hundred years.

 

[davidwyby]

 

[Burnham]

A willow, perhaps???

 

[davidwyby]

A willow, perhaps???

High desert, no water around.