Tree of the day

caveman · July 02, 2019, 05:41:05 AM

Today's tree is another from the world's largest continent.

I did not take a picture of the whole tree because it would have needed to go under a new topic titled, improper pruning, akin to the crape murder that goes on where crape myrtles grow.

By the end of the week, the growing zones of the tree varieties will likely change.

WDH · July 02, 2019, 07:45:24 AM

I elm not sure if I have seen one outside of the University of Georgia campus

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caveman · July 02, 2019, 10:47:29 AM

These pictures are of another exa

mple of yesterday's tree.

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Texas Ranger · July 02, 2019, 02:19:41 PM

ah, so.

btulloh · July 02, 2019, 03:07:22 PM

I'm out of clever puns for these last couple trees. I better stop by the pun store and re-stock.

Nice work, caveman, finding a new tree every day. Quite a responsibility!

caveman · July 02, 2019, 04:46:18 PM

This is fun and I am learning a lot (Cook Pine). Today's tree and my wife's maiden name are the same. When I start running low I anticipate others will offer samples.

firefighter ontheside · July 02, 2019, 08:44:50 PM

I would love to throw in a few from around here, though not everything I have is native to MO.

caveman · July 02, 2019, 09:15:11 PM

Folks would probably appreciate seeing trees from other places.

firefighter ontheside · July 02, 2019, 09:24:07 PM

I took some pictures and am ready to go with a tree right out my back door.

caveman · July 02, 2019, 09:40:53 PM

The tree of the day today was a Drake Elm or Chinese Elm, (Ulmus parvifolia).

Firefighter has the tree of the day for 7/3.

firefighter ontheside · July 02, 2019, 10:03:30 PM

Without further adieu, here is the tree for tomorrow. It will probably be an easy one for some. It does not grow naturally in MO, but ours were planted originally about 60 years ago by my dad and grandparents. They seed very well here though and we have had many volunteers over 60 years. The small trees suffer greatly with snow and ice. I've got some that need to be cut down as they are bent all the way to the ground from snow this winter. The specimen outside my back door is about 36" dbh and is about 90' tall I'm guessing. It's needles are in groups of three and are between 5" and 9" long. It's cones are from 3" to 6" long.

Southside · July 02, 2019, 10:13:49 PM

I lob a lot of this lumber around my mill.

DelawhereJoe · July 02, 2019, 10:26:34 PM

Loblolly pine by the look of that pinecone, lots grow here in Delaware, not many in my neck of the woods though....and it may be time to sharpen your mower blades its starting to tear your grass.

firefighter ontheside · July 02, 2019, 10:47:15 PM

If I had time to take care of my grass or my lawnmower, I wouldn't have time to use my sawmill. Lol.

Texas Ranger · July 03, 2019, 11:15:49 AM

I believe I may partake of a drink from the land of this tree.

firefighter ontheside · July 03, 2019, 08:19:17 PM

As a few pointed out, the tree of the day was in fact loblolly pine. One of the southern yellow pines.

caveman · July 03, 2019, 09:48:54 PM

Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda). Thanks, Firefighterontheside.

Tomorrow morning around 5:30 I'll have another compound leaved tree for you. I will be driving a lot tomorrow so I doubt I'll have time to log on to the FF until early Friday morning. Tomorrow's tree is an Asian native that has been used worldwide as a landscape tree. It entered north America prior to the forming of the U.S.A.

DelawhereJoe · July 03, 2019, 10:55:00 PM

Tree of heaven......

caveman · July 04, 2019, 05:28:14 AM

Today's tree also has edible seeds.

This tree is in the front yard of a friend. I apologize for not having good leaf pictures but I guess he had one of his boys lop off the lower branches. The leaves seen in the bottom picture belong to a staghorn fern which is hanging in the tree. There is more Spanish Moss too.

caveman · July 04, 2019, 08:28:13 AM

The leaves of this tree are supposed to be compound alternate although some from my picture seem to be compound opposite. Based on the map, many of you probably have seen this one, especially when it is flowering. It even has invasive tendencies in Florida. There are cultivars of this tree sold in nurseries for ornamental use.

Don P · July 04, 2019, 09:56:05 AM

If it's what I think it is, it is such a prolific seeder that the seeds were used as packing material for Chinese porcelain. A royal pain.

caveman · July 04, 2019, 11:53:43 PM

Today's tree was a Golden Raintree. It has a really cool scientific name but I can't spell it. I'll try to post it in the morning after I go outside and take some tree pictures. Just made it to Franklin, NC.

firefighter ontheside · July 05, 2019, 01:41:39 AM

I've never heard of that.

Ianab · July 05, 2019, 05:07:20 AM

Picture from today, tree OTD from a couple of days back.
Norfolk Island Pines at Ngamotu beach today. Looks like summer at the beach, it wasn't. Temp about 10C and a brisk breeze.