In The Garden: What tree is this?

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  1. JBraud

    JBraud New Member

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    I purchased a crape myrtle tree at a garage sale. When I went to re-pot it, it had a "little" tree growing in the pot with it. When we took them out, we discovered the root system of this stow-away was taking up most of the bucket! Now I want to know what it is.
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Probably a Juglans.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Squirrels at work!
     
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    The Juglans don't have parallel leaves. This one does. Looks very similar though.
     
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    We're seeing pinnately compound leaves here, which Juglans do have. It's not clear in the photo whether the whole leaves are opposite or alternate.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    They're alternate, it's visible from the leaf scars / dormant buds on the stem.
     
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