The Identification Thread....perhaps?

[Vance Wood]

Scale? I don't think I've ever heard a case of pine scale in Europe. As far as I can find they're a US thing only. Wooly aphids are my worst pest, since all systemics that kill them are illegal.
The ants over here build nice structures out of sand for the aphids, which makes them easy to spot if they're on trunks. In between needles they're harder to find.

Contrary to what you may think, Bonsai Mugo culture is not isolated to Europe only. We grow a lot of them in America and Pine scale is the biggest problem for Mugos over here. Just because you do not have the problem in Europe does not mean it should not be mentioned.

 

[leatherback]

How long have you had that ban? What do the experts think the ultimate result will be? Pests that can't be killed don't just pack up and leave town, they take over the town.

In soke parts of the world people have realized that just killing whatever comes along that we do not like, has consequences much larger than just killing that individual occurance.

 

[Elihatt]

Hey I could use some help identifying this new tree of mine. Thanks!

 

[cbroad]

new tree of mine

Loropetalum, probably the chinense species

They usually get nice red to pink fringe like flowers in spring depending on variety

 

[Elihatt]

Loropetalum, probably the chinense species

They usually get nice red to pink fringe like flowers in spring depending on variety

Looks like that’s it! Thank you. Fingers crossed it survives

 

[KillerButts]

Can you buy green lacewings in the EU?

 

[Woocash]

I found this nasty looking little brute near me last winter which at first I thought was a small apple, then I noticed all the thorns and thought it could be a pear, then I saw the leaves and thought it may be a plum of some sort. Either way, It ain’t from round these here parts... I nipped off a sprig and ran it through my app which turned up Cockspur Hawthorn. Odd. On further digging it seems that Crataegus X ‘Prunifolia’ could also be a possibility, but having never seen either of these trees before can anybody help to identify please? Ta.

 

[Forsoothe!]

Bark. Might be key.

 

[cdefoe]

i spotted this tree out behind the ol' woodpile at my parents place and thought it could be a decent candidate for collection next year. i was thinking it might be a beech but am not certain - any idea what it is?

 

[leatherback]

i spotted this tree out behind the ol' woodpile at my parents place and thought it could be a decent candidate for collection next year. i was thinking it might be a beech but am not certain - any idea what it is?

looks very much like malus to me

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I found this nasty looking little brute near me last winter which at first I thought was a small apple, then I noticed all the thorns and thought it could be a pear, then I saw the leaves and thought it may be a plum of some sort. Either way, It ain’t from round these here parts... I nipped off a sprig and ran it through my app which turned up Cockspur Hawthorn. Odd. On further digging it seems that Crataegus X ‘Prunifolia’ could also be a possibility, but having never seen either of these trees before can anybody help to identify please? Ta.
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Likely you got the genus correct, I don't know about x prunifolia, but in North America, Crataegus are famous for making natural hybrids. A photo of the thorns would help.

All species of Crataegus are good as bonsai.

 

[cdefoe]

looks very much like malus to me

my pops claims that he's never seen any fruit or flowers - that would rule out malus, wouldn't it?(provided my pops isn't full of shit )

 

[leatherback]

my pops claims that he's never seen any fruit or flowers - that would rule out malus, wouldn't it?(provided my pops isn't full of shit )

who am I to say yr dad is a shittalker!

that being said.. in the shade, and youngish tree... I have seedlings of 12 yo that have not flowered yet ..

 

[cdefoe]

who am I to say yr dad is a shittalker!

that being said.. in the shade, and youngish tree... I have seedlings of 12 yo that have not flowered yet ..

well i have always maintained that sometimes it's fun to say things you don't believe... and i get that from him, but i don't think he's pullin' my leg on this

are malus suitable for bonsai? the leaves seem small enough and it looks like there's some good movement in the trunk which encourages me to give collection a try next spring

but knowing the species and having more information can't hurt!!

 

[leatherback]

alus is great for bonsai. But ID is not established till a second opinion confirms and a third settles it!

 

[Mikecheck123]

Hi guys. Need an ID for your tree? I know I do. Fed up of recurring ID threads popping up, clogging up YOUR homepage? #Metoo.

Well, fret no more. If you need something identifying post it here and maybe some kindly person will come along to assist you and your curious mind. People do love to solve a mystery!

I’ll start

Please identify this Penstemon for me. Sorry...Pinestemon. Picked up at a garden centre, obviously labelled wrong but I paid a tenner so not bad I’d say. I think it’s possibly a Mugo of some sort, but I’m a complete novice with pines. It has 2 needles in a cluster. Thanks.
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Label - doh! One of this year’s candles. Couple of baby cones. New roots leaving a cavern in the pot. Mmmmmycorrhizae.

Please feel free to post anything which you need identifying. I can only speak for myself in terms of willingness to assist, but people are generally pretty helpful round these here parts.

Do I have to request an id to reply to someone?

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Could be Malus, also similar is buckthorn, Rhamnus sp. Buckthorn is a very common invasive species in Midwest

 

[cdefoe]

Could be Malus, also similar is buckthorn, Rhamnus sp. Buckthorn is a very common invasive species in Midwest

the veins on a buckthorn leaf don't look quite as lateral as this one and don't look as pointed to my eye, but i'm just goin' off some google images

i always leave room for the possibility that i am a complete moron. thanks for the reply : )

 

[leatherback]

always leave room for the possibility that i am a complete moron.

 

[Forsoothe!]

i spotted this tree out behind the ol' woodpile at my parents place and thought it could be a decent candidate for collection next year. i was thinking it might be a beech but am not certain - any idea what it is?

Decidedly not Malus. The leaf is very Elm-like, but not the back veins or the arrangement.