Tree of the day

caveman · June 11, 2019, 06:52:50 AM

Ray, you are a winner, winner...turkey dinner.

Magicman · June 11, 2019, 07:50:51 AM

I have sawed some of today's tree. I never saw Ben.....

but I am quite fond of his children. ;D Clue =

Texas Ranger · June 11, 2019, 09:07:32 AM

and a sweet, clear honey

Woodpecker52 · June 11, 2019, 09:29:21 AM

I am good on skin ailments but please do not eat the fruit as I will kill you says the T-l--W tree.

Don P · June 11, 2019, 09:35:43 AM

Can't hold a candle to that one.

WDH · June 11, 2019, 10:18:05 PM

That one's corn is popped.

caveman · June 11, 2019, 11:24:03 PM

A lot of you got this one. Chinese Tallow or popcorn tree (Triadica sebifera). I did not know until recently that Ben Franklin brought it here.

caveman · June 12, 2019, 06:50:04 AM

I do not have any really good pictures of today's tree but I will try to give a good description to accompany this picture.
-Two needles per fascicle, usually 2-4" long
-The cones remain closed until opened by heat (fire)
-This tree has very low fire tolerance
-Grows on poor, well or excessively drained sites
-Cones stay on the tree for many years
-Wood from this tree is used for pulp or to make knotty pine paneling

Old Greenhorn · June 12, 2019, 07:16:36 AM

I'd love to throw in on this, but this one doesn't grow around here and I din't know jack about pines.

Texas Ranger · June 12, 2019, 08:53:19 AM

Reminds me of Mr. Daniels

caveman · June 12, 2019, 12:38:31 PM

This tree covers a lot of Ocala National Forest in central Florida. I recall seeing quite a bit growing in Florida's panhandle as well. Today's tree is not Jack Pine. The needles of this one are short but not as short as those of Jack Pine. It does, like Jack Pine, have serotinous cones.

Texas Ranger · June 12, 2019, 12:50:25 PM

Well, slashed my answer

Old Greenhorn · June 12, 2019, 01:07:07 PM

The only thing I know about that geography is that there is a lot of SAND and I only know that clausa somebody telling me.

Woodpecker52 · June 12, 2019, 01:21:43 PM

When I am around them I feel sleepy, It must be the Sandman from them, I do not think it was from his Slashey sister.

firefighter ontheside · June 12, 2019, 05:18:13 PM

Those that thought they knew this didn't know jack either. I would have said Jack, except for the southern/Floridian nature of most trees of the day so far.

caveman · June 12, 2019, 07:51:27 PM

I'll try to expand the range on the trees of the day some in the future. That cone picture with the dark area near the edge has some significance in identifying this one. WDH showed me that several years ago.

ellmoe · June 12, 2019, 09:45:07 PM

I don't believe I have ever seen one grow straight up . It is normal to grow at an angle , all the better to toast the cones! My favorite pine to saw.

caveman · June 13, 2019, 12:05:26 AM

Sand Pine (Pinus clausa) was 6-12 tree of the day.

caveman · June 13, 2019, 12:11:51 AM

I apologize for not showing the other side of this leaf but it has pubescence. Tree of the day for 6-13. It can be found in most of the south east of the U.S.