Tree Identification

monster · 11-17-2009, 09:22 AM

My friend and I were walking in my neighborhood this morning, which is leafless except for these beautiful trees. They're pretty common -we saw at least 10, but we don't know what they are and the several on-line identification thingies we tried failed. So if in doubt, ask The Cellar -there's bound to be a few tree nerds on here!

TIA

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SamIam · 11-17-2009, 09:28 AM

Maple?

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2009, 09:36 AM

mon, I tried to use this site to help, but I couldn't answer some of the categories (like flat vs round tree stem?)

http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Treekey/tkframe.htm

Unless there are maple types with leaves I haven't seen, I'd rule out maple.

A birch (the bark isn't right I don't think), an aspen?

monster · 11-17-2009, 09:36 AM

I don't believe it's a type of maple. They have that very distinctive maple-leaf shape (

), and have all lost their leaves here already.

monster · 11-17-2009, 09:39 AM

Basswood Tilia americana

Bingo! thanks Shawnee. We got to this tree on another engine, but the pictures looked nothing like what we had seen. That, however looks pretty much spot on.

monster · 11-17-2009, 09:42 AM

They should include fall pics to the ID sites too. this is really a rather distinctive tree in fall!

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2009, 09:43 AM

Catalpa?

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2009, 09:43 AM

Ahhh, you found it.

I like identifying trees, though. It's fun!

Nirvana · 11-17-2009, 09:48 AM

How weird you posted this thread , my hub and I were at the insurance office and they had these trees which have magnificent shape and color and we wondered what they were.

monster · 11-17-2009, 10:26 AM

hehe well they're standing out now! Shawnee, yes it is fun. This is the first time I've got stuck, but I think it was dues to the crappy pics. We also found catalpa, but it's not that -the leaves are more glossy and less fleshy.

Shawnee123 · 11-17-2009, 10:28 AM

Tree books, bird books, and bug books. We had these little books when I was growing up and I used to love to look stuff up. I think I've missed my calling. Is there a job called "Walkin' Around Identifyin' Stuff"?

glatt · 11-17-2009, 10:33 AM

It looks like a Littleleaf Linden to me. We have one. They are fairly popular now because they are disease resistant and do well in a wide zone.

Edit: And I see that Basswood and Linden are the same tree, but the Littleleaf Linden is a variety popular with homeowners and local governments. Tilia cordata

monster · 11-17-2009, 10:43 AM

Hmmm it does look like that too, although i'm not sure the fruit and tree shape are quite right. I knew i should've picked one of the fruit, but it's not my tree.....

monster · 11-17-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Tree books, bird books, and bug books. We had these little books when I was growing up and I used to love to look stuff up. I think I've missed my calling. Is there a job called "Walkin' Around Identifyin' Stuff"?

Yup. There's a guy whose job that is in the school district here. Takes kids from all the schools on nature field trips. We call him "the guy who walks around and identifies stuff"

Sundae · 11-17-2009, 10:44 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.

11-17-2009, 09:22 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Tree Identification My friend and I were walking in my neighborhood this morning, which is leafless except for these beautiful trees. They're pretty common -we saw at least 10, but we don't know what they are and the several on-line identification thingies we tried failed. So if in doubt, ask The Cellar -there's bound to be a few tree nerds on here! TIA . Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 09:36 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	mon, I tried to use this site to help, but I couldn't answer some of the categories (like flat vs round tree stem?) http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/leaf/Treekey/tkframe.htm Unless there are maple types with leaves I haven't seen, I'd rule out maple. A birch (the bark isn't right I don't think), an aspen? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2009, 09:36 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I don't believe it's a type of maple. They have that very distinctive maple-leaf shape (), and have all lost their leaves here already. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 09:39 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Basswood Tilia americana Bingo! thanks Shawnee. We got to this tree on another engine, but the pictures looked nothing like what we had seen. That, however looks pretty much spot on. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 09:42 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	They should include fall pics to the ID sites too. this is really a rather distinctive tree in fall! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 09:28 AM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Maple?

11-17-2009, 09:43 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Catalpa? Attached Images __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2009, 09:48 AM	#9
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	How weird you posted this thread , my hub and I were at the insurance office and they had these trees which have magnificent shape and color and we wondered what they were. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

11-17-2009, 10:26 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hehe well they're standing out now! Shawnee, yes it is fun. This is the first time I've got stuck, but I think it was dues to the crappy pics. We also found catalpa, but it's not that -the leaves are more glossy and less fleshy. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 10:28 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Tree books, bird books, and bug books. We had these little books when I was growing up and I used to love to look stuff up. I think I've missed my calling. Is there a job called "Walkin' Around Identifyin' Stuff"? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-17-2009, 10:33 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It looks like a Littleleaf Linden to me. We have one. They are fairly popular now because they are disease resistant and do well in a wide zone. Edit: And I see that Basswood and Linden are the same tree, but the Littleleaf Linden is a variety popular with homeowners and local governments. Tilia cordata Last edited by glatt; 11-17-2009 at 10:39 AM.

11-17-2009, 10:43 AM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Hmmm it does look like that too, although i'm not sure the fruit and tree shape are quite right. I knew i should've picked one of the fruit, but it's not my tree..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-17-2009, 10:44 AM	#15
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

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