Grom Pea
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 0:49:52 GMT
DH is in charge of the gardening and he says he has no idea what this tree is. I said the peas might know as I've seen you ladies identify plants quickly in the past. It's been growing for about a year. I will admit that we often throw stuff down there like peach pits and cherry pits etc, so it could be an edible fruit tree if that helps. Does anyone have any clue? DH has not cut it down in case it's a tree we'd actually want but we're not sure what it is. Does anyone know?
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Post by scrapApea on Jun 11, 2015 1:15:29 GMT
I have a peach tree which is similar but way pointier.
I googled shiny waxy 11 leaved tree there is a picture of something similar but no name. It had purple berries on it.
What state do you live in? I'm in WI so that looks a bit more "tropical" than anything around here.
I want to say some sort of bay. Do the leaves smell?
Try googling tree leaf identification.
I'm really curious now
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Post by perumbula on Jun 11, 2015 1:15:54 GMT
the leaves are completely wrong for peach or cherry. something about it looks a bit tropical to me. I think it's the way the leaves line up so neatly up the branch.
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 11, 2015 1:38:52 GMT
What state do you live in? Maybe that will help?
Is it more shrubbery like than tree like?
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Post by GiantsFan on Jun 11, 2015 2:05:06 GMT
It could be a ficus.
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Post by librarylady on Jun 11, 2015 2:08:22 GMT
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Post by melanell on Jun 11, 2015 2:14:19 GMT
Neat links, librarylady.  |
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Post by dockmaster on Jun 11, 2015 2:42:03 GMT
It kind of looks like a Ligustrum, except the leaves a curling. Hmmm
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Post by laurasw on Jun 11, 2015 2:44:28 GMT
I was going to say wax leaf Ligustrum too but doesn't look exactly right. Maybe google wax leaf trees?
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Post by alittleintrepid on Jun 11, 2015 2:46:08 GMT
Butternut. (I actually have no idea but looked at librarylady's link and am guessing based on my answers!).
You could take a photo to your local nursery and ask them. My nursery is fabulous with this kind of stuff and will give growing/pest tips.
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Post by Belle on Jun 11, 2015 2:55:22 GMT
Looks kind of like a bay leaf tree or possible a Portuguese Laurel - both keep their leaves in the winter.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 3:07:40 GMT
Looks like a sumac to me.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 4:13:36 GMT
Wow thanks for all of the responses, I live in San Diego. I will have to go through some of the links posted with dh tonight and will try to update tomorrow with other info.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 5:47:51 GMT
Wow this is hard, looking online I think it *kind* of looks like this tree: www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/longan.htmI do love tropical fruit like lychee and would have tossed any pits/seeds in the same place. I wonder if it's not native to my area and I just grew it as a volunteer due to my composting under the existing shrubs I will have to check to see if it has a scent tomorrow to rule out bay leaf, I don't think it's a poison sumac because looking at photos the leaves are not pointed. I have to say this is a fun mystery! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 6:00:55 GMT
Not sumac
It looks like the stock root of one of my trees.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 6:18:57 GMT
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 11, 2015 11:38:24 GMT
My mom may come by this morning...if she does, I will try to get her to look at the picture. She is a Master Gardener, and is a champ at identifying all kinds of plants. We are in a totally different zone (we are in Florida) but that to my very untrained eye looks like something I have in my front yard (the lugustrum bushes) but the leaves are rounder and not as symmetrical.
My advice is to take a picture and go to your local ag extension office and find the Master Gardner Group for your area. They will have no problem figuring it out and advice on what to do with it. If it is an invasive plant, you may not want to keep it around.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 16:35:04 GMT
My mom may come by this morning...if she does, I will try to get her to look at the picture. She is a Master Gardener, and is a champ at identifying all kinds of plants. We are in a totally different zone (we are in Florida) but that to my very untrained eye looks like something I have in my front yard (the lugustrum bushes) but the leaves are rounder and not as symmetrical. My advice is to take a picture and go to your local ag extension office and find the Master Gardner Group for your area. They will have no problem figuring it out and advice on what to do with it. If it is an invasive plant, you may not want to keep it around. Thanks, it does have a trunk but the branches go all up the sides, my dh thinks tree even though it looks like a shrub from this view point. I also emailed a former coworker that has a friend who is a master gardener so she said she'd forward the photo on. I'll post an update if I find out more from her. I certainly am learning a lot about trees! Alternating compound pinnate leaves were not part of my vocabulary before this! |
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Post by apeacalledliz on Jun 11, 2015 16:46:24 GMT
Is it a rhododendron?
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 16:49:51 GMT
I don't think so, the leaves are similar but in a different arrangement. |
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Post by apeacalledliz on Jun 11, 2015 16:54:26 GMT
are the leaf stems fuzzy?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 16:56:35 GMT
I was going to say it looks like bay or laurel. But I'm no expert.
My MIL's bay leaf plant looks pretty much exactly like this.
It's definitely not a rhodie.
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 11, 2015 20:10:40 GMT
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Post by anxiousmom on Jun 11, 2015 20:30:29 GMT
My mom may come by this morning...if she does, I will try to get her to look at the picture. She is a Master Gardener, and is a champ at identifying all kinds of plants. We are in a totally different zone (we are in Florida) but that to my very untrained eye looks like something I have in my front yard (the lugustrum bushes) but the leaves are rounder and not as symmetrical. My advice is to take a picture and go to your local ag extension office and find the Master Gardner Group for your area. They will have no problem figuring it out and advice on what to do with it. If it is an invasive plant, you may not want to keep it around. Thanks, it does have a trunk but the branches go all up the sides, my dh thinks tree even though it looks like a shrub from this view point. I also emailed a former coworker that has a friend who is a master gardener so she said she'd forward the photo on. I'll post an update if I find out more from her. I certainly am learning a lot about trees! Alternating compound pinnate leaves were not part of my vocabulary before this! I'm sorry, my mom worked me to the bone today and we didn't have a chance to even come inside to look. If I can, and you don't mind, I could try to send the photo to my mom to see what she thinks? |
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Post by Grom Pea on Jun 12, 2015 0:25:16 GMT
Thanks, it does have a trunk but the branches go all up the sides, my dh thinks tree even though it looks like a shrub from this view point. I also emailed a former coworker that has a friend who is a master gardener so she said she'd forward the photo on. I'll post an update if I find out more from her. I certainly am learning a lot about trees! Alternating compound pinnate leaves were not part of my vocabulary before this! I'm sorry, my mom worked me to the bone today and we didn't have a chance to even come inside to look. If I can, and you don't mind, I could try to send the photo to my mom to see what she thinks? I don't mind at all but I did hear back from my former coworker's friend who is a master gardener and she thinks it is a carrotwood tree which I linked last night. It does fit the bill, it grew very quickly and has similar leaves to the photos I've seen. Thank you all for your help! I was hoping it was something worth keeping but it sounds like it is an ornamental tree that verges on invasive. |
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