Quickie Quiz Jackpot

[mesquite buckeye]

What tree am I ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

[WDH]

What is the prize?

[mesquite buckeye]

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[mesquite buckeye]

 

 

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Even more easier with the tree, no ??? ??? ??? ;D

[thecfarm]

some sort of willow.  :D   I was going to guess hemlock.  :D   :D

[clww]

Mesquite?

[mesquite buckeye]

Not willow, not hemlock.

Mesquite is a relative, big clue. : 8) 8) 8)

[LeeB]

Huisach? sp

[mesquite buckeye]

It takes a Texan to get closer.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Not Huische, but very, well pretty close.

It is from Redington, Arizona.....  new clue

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[WDH]

Ebenopsis ebano.

[mesquite buckeye]

Less close, same family 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[LeeB]

Honey mesquite?

[mesquite buckeye]

Not any Prosopis.      I have never seen a mesquite in the red range. Usually tan when fresh cut. ;D

[mesquite buckeye]

Next hint: native to SW US and northern Mexico, usually not this big ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Dodgy Loner]

What tree am I ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

I know, I know! You're a mesquite buckeye! ;D

[Dodgy Loner]

Just kidding. I don't know many desert plants very well. Is it some kind of acacia?

[mesquite buckeye]

What tree am I ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

I know, I know! You're a mesquite buckeye! ;D

Very cute, but wrong. :D :D :D :D 8) 8) 8)

[mesquite buckeye]

Just kidding. I don't know many desert plants very well. Is it some kind of acacia?

Yes is is. Which one ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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[Dodgy Loner]

Well, since you said they don't normally get big, I'll go with smallii

[mesquite buckeye]

Then that would be Huisache, which it isn't. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

There aren't that many Acacias here, and less that get at all big.

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[mesquite buckeye]

One more clue for the forest pathologist types.

These trees normally are hollow by the time they reach maturity, usually covered with conks. 8)

[LeeB]

Devils claw?
The wood looks like memosa.

[mesquite buckeye]

Devils claw?
The wood looks like memosa.

Nope. Closer on the first try ;D

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[mesquite buckeye]

New clue:

The wood in the past has been used to make doubletrees because of its strength. :P

[mesquite buckeye]

Another clue: the wood from a related species is said to have been used to construct the Ark of the Covenant.

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