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My new favorite kind of tree
My new favorite kind of tree
Aug
.
17th
,
2012
07:10 am
christopher575
My new favorite kind of tree
, a photo by
christopher575
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It looks like metal!
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Date:
2012-08-17 05:15 pm (UTC)
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badrobot68.livejournal.com
Giant centipede tree.
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Date:
2012-08-17 06:23 pm (UTC)
From:
scearley.livejournal.com
I have no idea what kind of tree this is. If you can get a closeup of a leaf I can identify it with the flowchart.
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Date:
2012-08-17 06:25 pm (UTC)
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I think all the leaves were way high but next time I go through there I'll look.
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Date:
2012-08-17 06:32 pm (UTC)
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Hang on. I think it's
Prunus emarginata
- aka bitter cherry or Oregon cherry.
ETA: http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=237
This is the only photo online of the bark I can find of this tree.
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Date:
2012-08-17 06:35 pm (UTC)
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Date:
2012-08-17 06:39 pm (UTC)
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christopher575.livejournal.com
Looks like you might be right! Will still follow up. For science.
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Date:
2012-08-18 07:51 am (UTC)
From:
badgerpdx.livejournal.com
Prunus Serrula.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/images/prse2122.jpg&imgrefurl=http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/prse4.htm&h=400&w=570&sz=78&tbnid=WqJTbwerfE5zKM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=128&zoom=1&usg=__pc7bgypZi4wFmeD0ALQ3PKuni3I=&docid=B2AEjzkiqruRdM&sa=X&ei=GUkvUIX-EuStiAKP6oG4BQ&ved=0CHcQ9QEwBA&dur=926
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Date:
2012-08-18 07:52 am (UTC)
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Date:
2012-08-18 03:25 am (UTC)
From:
wring.livejournal.com
tree wrapped in duct tape!
From the Professional Horticulturalist in Portland, OR.
Date:
2012-08-18 07:50 am (UTC)
From:
badgerpdx.livejournal.com
It is PRUNUS: Prunus Serrula... also known here in Oregon, as a Paperbark Cherry, or Birchbark cherry. Yes... The bark is amazingly gorgeous. One of my favorites..
Re: From the Professional Horticulturalist in Portland, OR.
Date:
2012-08-18 12:15 pm (UTC)
From:
christopher575.livejournal.com
Thanks!
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Date: 2012-08-17 06:32 pm (UTC)ETA: http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=237
This is the only photo online of the bark I can find of this tree.
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Date: 2012-08-18 03:25 am (UTC)From the Professional Horticulturalist in Portland, OR.
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