My new favorite kind of tree

[christopher575]

My new favorite kind of tree, a photo by christopher575 on Flickr.

It looks like metal!

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[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

Giant centipede tree.

[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.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

I think all the leaves were way high but next time I go through there I'll look.

[scearley.livejournal.com]

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.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Looks like you might be right! Will still follow up. For science.

[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

[wring.livejournal.com]

tree wrapped in duct tape!

From the Professional Horticulturalist in Portland, OR.

[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.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Thanks!