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alsayyed

March 30, 2014, 02:19:18 AM



Today I have picked up this short log from the municipality yard. Could not recognize what is that tree is. I have picture of the leaf and the barks, hopefully some one will recognize what kind of three is this. It is hard wood I am going to mill it this week.
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Ljohnsaw

#1
March 30, 2014, 02:48:30 AM
That looks like a silk tree.  It produces a ton of flowers that have maybe 2" long red or pink stringy things (like silk thread only thicker) and turn into 6-8" long "beans" that are really flat.  The seeds look kind of like watermelon seeds.  Extremely prolific.  If there is one tree, there will be 1,000's of seedlings the next year.
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LeeB

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March 30, 2014, 02:53:56 AM
Could also be Mimosa. I think I remember seeing them in Qatar when I was there before. Look at this one in the link. 

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/254/
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LeeB

#3
March 30, 2014, 02:58:10 AM
 :D Mimosa and silk tree are the same thing, just different names.
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SwampDonkey

#4
March 30, 2014, 05:22:10 AM
By the looks of the leaves it is some type of legume tree, that makes beans like was mentioned. No idea of species, but that group of trees tends to grow dense rot resistant wood. :)
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WDH

#5
March 30, 2014, 07:46:32 AM
Not mimosa as mimosa leaves are bi-pinnate compound.  These leaves are single pinnate compound, like in a black locust.  Looks like a type of locust or acacia.  Definitely in the Legume family.
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curdog

#6
March 30, 2014, 04:30:00 PM
Could it be some type of mesquite?  I'm not that familiar with them but the leaves look similar to some I saw in Texas.

sandhills

#7
March 30, 2014, 11:59:48 PM
my first guess was a locust also, leaves look just like the ones in my yard but the bark doesn't look right, I'll leave this one up to the experts.

LeeB

#8
March 31, 2014, 12:52:24 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia_(Acacia)_nilotica
Alsayyed, did the tree have thorns? Maybe this is what I remember seeing when I was in Doha.
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WDH

#9
March 31, 2014, 07:53:20 AM
Could be from the genus Albizia.  Mimosa or silk tree is also in this genus.  Some species of Albizia have pinnate compound leaves whereas Mimosa has bi-pinnate compound leaves.   
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Dodgy Loner

#10
April 01, 2014, 11:08:10 AM
Those sure look bipinnate to me.
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LeeB

#11
April 01, 2014, 11:37:06 AM
I ctually did go look this one up. It looks Bipinnate to me to, now that I know what that means.
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

LeeB

#12
April 01, 2014, 11:42:05 AM
Based on what I remember seeing when I was in Doha a few years ago, I'm staying with Vachellia nilotica
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

Wick

#13
April 01, 2014, 12:17:18 PM
Uh oh  WDH. Dodgy's after your prize again.  :o
Thet look bipinnate to me too, and I still don't know what it means  :D
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