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General Forestry => Tree, Plant and Wood I.D. => Topic started by: caveman on October 18, 2016, 09:12:18 PM

Title: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 18, 2016, 09:12:18 PM
 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22883/image~170.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476839125) 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22883/image~171.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476839127) What is it?
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: Magicman on October 19, 2016, 09:23:05 AM
Pine.   :D
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 19, 2016, 10:56:34 AM
Magicman- You nailed it (slash pine).  Now for the one to the right of the pine.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 19, 2016, 04:13:42 PM
 

 (https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/22883/image~172.jpg?easyrotate_cache=1476906617) This one has a clue attached.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: LeeB on October 20, 2016, 07:02:39 AM
somekindofgreenfruit tree.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 22, 2016, 07:11:29 PM
This tree can reach 50-60' and is native to Fla.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: sprucebunny on October 22, 2016, 07:18:26 PM
The leaves look like my citrus trees but the fruit doesn't look right and I don't think citrus get that tall. I'm stumped.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: Magicman on October 22, 2016, 07:24:22 PM
OK, I am going to go out on a fruit tree limb and say Mango.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 23, 2016, 08:14:04 AM
It is not citrus or mango.  Seedling citrus can get that tall but they are rarely seen anymore.  I remember a few old seedling groves (citrus) and they were about the size and form of a field grown water oak.  The lateral veins in a mango leaf are a lot more prominent and the leaves are not as v shaped. 

This leaf is thick, waxy, and smooth and the midrib is relatively sharp and raised, more so than that of a loblolly bay.  I was surprised to find any growing as far north as my location in central Florida.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: bitternut on October 23, 2016, 04:11:22 PM
Guava I think. Ate lots of them when I was a young kid if Florida.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 23, 2016, 10:05:09 PM
It is not a guava.  This particular fruit is larger than the guavas I have seen.  These leaves are 4"-6" long.
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 26, 2016, 07:57:44 AM
Hints:
This tree is invasive to Australia but native to Florida, South America and the Caribbean.  The seeds are poisonous and the powder from the seeds can cause blindness in humans.  The fruit is eaten by many animals including alligators (which gives another hint to one of its common names) and it smells good when ripe.  The leaves and seeds can also kill or deter insects. 
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: LeeB on October 26, 2016, 08:04:38 AM
Tiki tree.  :D
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: WDH on October 26, 2016, 10:38:40 AM
Annona glabra.  Pond apple.

Same family as paw paw. 
Title: Re: dendro quiz
Post by: caveman on October 26, 2016, 11:58:21 AM
Danny gets another one. It is one of the trees added to to state FFA forestry contest. I was pleased to be shown a couple growing in Lakeland which is a quite a bit north of their range. Most are found south of Lake Okeechobee.