The Identification Thread....perhaps?

[Shibui]

Thanks Shibui! There is about 40 odd trees planted along the fence only some have the cones as in the pictures above the others have nothing. So I guess our climate does not allow for the females to produce cones.

What you see on these trees are male pollen cones. Female cones are inconspicuous until they start to enlarge. The entry to our town also has a row of these. Some years they get plenty of seed cones but other years there are few or none. I have seen very few the last 2 years hence the nod to possible weather/climate related cone bearing. You may still be able to collect seed at some stage. That is only the beginning of frustration though. Germination rates can be extremely low. I got 3 from around 30 seeds last time I tried. Some of that may be due to unviable seed due to weather and climate but could also be from poor pre-treatment as I have seen others with much better rates.
Even after successful germination growth and development is frustratingly slow.

I believe I had a cutting strike once - many years ago before I knew it could not be done but have not been able to strike anything recently despite a few attempts. Maybe faulty memory? Feel free to try but don't hold your breath. Cuttings from cedar is generally believed to be futile.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Lots of trees are wind-pollinated and are very subject to weather that favors or condemns a given year. If the conditions are just right and all the trees in a locale come ready to disperse pollen at the same time and a big thunderstorm drenches the area you can get close to zero seeds. If the breezes are lovey at just the right time you can get carloads. And of course, everything in-between. In the years where a bumper crop needs maturing the process can overwhelm the trees and they produce a very small crop or none at all in the following year. This is often a very local set of events and looking out of your area can find an opposite crop, so as you travel, keep looking.

 

[HorseloverFat]

So.. I crumbled up “spent” Rhodie flowers in the fall, and barely covered them in a couple of these take-out dishes... annnd forgot about them.. but now.. there are seedlings emerging..

I know they are very young... I was just curious if these RESEMBLE sprouting Rhododendrons... and not just weeds.

 

[SC1989]

I am actually trying to id what I thought was red elm at first. Hackberry?

 

[SC1989]

 

[SC1989]

I think red alder now...?

 

[HorseloverFat]

The “bark” DOES look like speckled alder... so Red Alder sounds good.

 

[Enfield Snapper]

I think red alder now...?

Red alder leaves are pleated when they emerge.

 

[stu929]

Not sure what this little baby is but I don't have any elms and I just dug up my first hornbeam so if it's either I hope it survives.

It was close to a hornbeam but there was a lot of other random trees there too.

 

[SC1989]

As leaves come, I think a cherry. Pin or choke

 

[stu929]

Who was this meant for?

As leaves come, I think a cherry. Pin or cherry

 

[Woocash]

Hi guys. I picked this thing up yesterday, dirt cheap, no label but with an interesting trunk and leaves unlike anything else I have. It was next to some cornus and stewartia, but thats as far as an ID goes. Does anyone happen to have any ideas for what it could be?

 

[RJG2]

Anyone?

Leaves are alternate. There are a bunch growing in my yard.





I was originally thinking young betula, but I'm not seeing serrated edges - maybe the leaves aren't developed enough yet?

 

[RJG2]

Anyone?

Leaves are alternate. There are a bunch growing in my yard.

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I was originally thinking young betula, but I'm not seeing serrated edges - maybe the leaves aren't developed enough yet?

I see some slight seration.

Maybe black/sweet birch (Betula lenta)?

 

[RJG2]

I see some slight seration.

Maybe black/sweet birch (Betula lenta)?

I'll have to snap a branch and take a whiff.

 

[RJG2]

I'll have to snap a branch and take a whiff.

I'm going to keep bumping this!

My only other guess at the moment is Prunus serotina. Just looking for things in my range with that lenticel pattern and leaf shape.

 

[Balbs]

Okay, I’ve got one. Any idea?

 

[Forsoothe!]

Growing seasons around the world vary widely and it is difficult to get a perspective on what someone says when we don't know where in the world they are. If you go to the upper right hand corner and click on your Icon, you can add your location and people will be able to customize advice for you.




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[Balbs]

Weird, I’ve definitely updated that before. Can you see it now? I’m in Middlesex county, Massachusetts.

 

[Woocash]

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Prunus. Likely cherry of some sort. I’m not sure what is native to you around there.