Need help identifying trees.

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  1. Amensun

    Amensun Member

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    I went for a walk around my property today and ended up coming in with a handful of tree cuttings. I don't really have any idea what any of these trees are so I was hoping someone here might be able to help me out. I think that Tree 4 is an Elm, and Tree 5 is a Pin Oak, (too soon to tell?)

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  2. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    #1 - possibly Manitoba Maple Acer negundo.
    #2 - Cherry Prunus (? Black Cherry P. serotina).
    #3 - Maple Acer (? Sugar Maple A. saccharum).
    #4 - Elm Ulmus.
    #5 - Oak Quercus.

    Would be easier if you could add shots of the branches, crown and bark.
     
  3. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    I'll second Acer negundo for #1 - weedy weedy weedy!
    #2 is something in the Prunus; I was actually thinking plum.
    #3 is another Acer, and Micheal F is so often correct that I'm loath to go against him. Poor little guys aren't doing so well.
    #4 is definitely an Ulmus
    I can't confirm on deny #5 without seeing leaves.

    Agree, definitely easier with shots of the whole tree.
     
  4. Amensun

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    Thanks guys!

    Here are more pictures. Talking to my family, I found out for sure that #5 is a pin oak. It was a gift from a friend when our house was built thirty-some years ago. I've never seen any acorns from it though.

    Oh and #3 isn't sickly, the leaves had just opened within the past two or three days. The day before I took these pictures, #1 was similarly shriveled

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    The tree in question is the scrawny little guy on an angle in the front, pretty much all of the leaves in the picture belong to it.
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    As for being a fruit tree, I don't believe that I have ever seen flowers or fruit on it. I've only seen one similar tree on the other side of our property. I vaguely remember seeing little white flowers on the other one, but I may be mistaking it for something else.

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    I won't bother trying to point out the crowns of the trees, since every picture I took came out as an indistinguishable tangle of skeleton branches.
     
  5. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Well, those confirm the IDs for trees 1 and 3.
    Tree 4 is definitely an Elm, and now having seen the bark and branches and your location, I'd venture to say it's Ulmus americana.

    I'll continue to say that #2 is a Prunus spp. It may not be mature enough yet to be blooming.
     
  6. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Ditto to Lorax; except #2 I'd say is not flowering because it is in heavy shade. If it was getting more light, it would be flowering.
     
  7. Amensun

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    Is it something that will easily stand transplanting?
     

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