Plants survey, Appendix A

[muckefuck]

It seems that of the images in my plant names survey, the two which are causing the most problems are those for 3 and 9. They're both trees, and it's difficult to find images that give an idea of their scale while simultaneously allowing one to examine their distinctive leaves and flowers. So here are some additional images. First, an image of #3 that gives one an idea of its size:.
Now, a close-up of #9:.

Comments

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

1. Big ol' tree
2. Scary weed

#9

[darkphuque.livejournal.com]

This appears to be a Tree of Heaven. Those are compound leaves.
www.duke.edu/~cwcook/ trees/aial.html

The edges appear smooth, but if serrated, then probably some variety of sumac.

#3

[darkphuque.livejournal.com]

I found this doing a google image search under "tulip tree"...the flower looks very much the
same.

poplar.jpg 300 x 199 pixels - 28k
www.garydwhalen.com/ page5.html
Hope it helps...

Re: #3

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

Supposedly, some people call them "yellow poplars" or "tulip poplars", but I've never heard those names. I was trying to determine if they were used by those who call some varieties of magnolias (probably deciduous ones) "tulip trees".

Re: #3

[darkphuque.livejournal.com]

WOW...
I have never heard of any magnolia being called a "tulip" tree.
We have true (non-deciuous) out here. I have heard them called "Leather leaf magnolias" because of the thick form of leaf. While I lived in Chicago, the only name I every heard for deciduous magnolia was "flowering magnolia.

I have never heard the names you have listed for the pic of the tree you subnmitted. I knew it was a variety of tulip tree, as we have those in GGP and I have seen the flower. The link I sent you was the closet one on the page. FWIW

Re: #3

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

The person I know who calls such magnolias as can survive Chicago's harsh climate "tulip trees" is from Evansville, Indiana (which is really the South, though some people don't acknowledge that). I asked her, "But then what do you call a tulip tree?" That was a dead end!

[vokzal.livejournal.com]

I have to say that most of these plants I don't believe I've actually seen before under normal circumstances.

A tree that *flowers*? Well, maybe, but flowers that /big/? That isn't say dogwood or jasmine? Forget it. Pick something with Spanish Moss on it and I bet I can ID it.

Ok, perhaps part of the problem is that the city I grew up in mostly had just live oaks covered with Spanish Moss. I have to say I laughed my ass off upon seeing how much craft stores sell moss for. But perhaps it is special pure moss, safe for import into random places all over the country.

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

It is an eastern tree, so I wouldn't expect people who grew up in the West to know it. Its range does overlap with that of live oaks and Spanish moss.