tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27871480127966258942024-03-04T06:39:09.338+01:00The World´s Tree SpeciesExploring the vast array of trees that can be found throughout the world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-12132050668783276582012-09-14T21:17:00.001+02:002012-09-14T21:17:02.158+02:00Lodgepole pines after a forest fireA few weeks ago I visited the site of the 1988 Red Bench Fire on the western edge of Glacier National Park. In an area about 15 miles north of Polebridge I came across the are in this image where the old burned out trunks of the previous forest are still standing as the new growth of Lodgepole pines form a thick bed of new growth below. This is the growth 24 years after the fire which burned in 1988. The new trees range in height from 4 - 10 feet.<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5bS0fi0abRZJ7chTCGbIYntvWfGdqi6mGoGn7htCmyaRu899jXk0Sh4h_PERE3cKHE7c4wumH5_vyoglHtSUuYjP72sByN0Mk1nsCB1KIyU8B6a-39xzq97xlZg4hJjGMcHSQcBkWxQ/s640/blogger-image-151766931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5bS0fi0abRZJ7chTCGbIYntvWfGdqi6mGoGn7htCmyaRu899jXk0Sh4h_PERE3cKHE7c4wumH5_vyoglHtSUuYjP72sByN0Mk1nsCB1KIyU8B6a-39xzq97xlZg4hJjGMcHSQcBkWxQ/s640/blogger-image-151766931.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFE-uyulD9Rcu_wj3EyvWGNiWIVVS5RPM1v-oEVYpKZogtSHmrr8jiCWUf8LmrRR9nP0Z68hvkR6wLaeFD__W_CfW9vV4tFqh9J04gbJ64ohuZXMZR5V_Ly6HUfd1UTCm63cX2O6y_Xs/s640/blogger-image--747650077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFE-uyulD9Rcu_wj3EyvWGNiWIVVS5RPM1v-oEVYpKZogtSHmrr8jiCWUf8LmrRR9nP0Z68hvkR6wLaeFD__W_CfW9vV4tFqh9J04gbJ64ohuZXMZR5V_Ly6HUfd1UTCm63cX2O6y_Xs/s640/blogger-image--747650077.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7dQDihVoyCmqVRI5qyQGdxQn6-8CapHRycmUcoDbfjPfhVpzRt6L72XNe_ijVtr_SJdnRHFA1WuHU441dW7H69PvEl5o8Cha8McpBUWC0jlvuohhQNuZ91RtCX6CtHrNn9QFA5BpaE8/s640/blogger-image--410309101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7dQDihVoyCmqVRI5qyQGdxQn6-8CapHRycmUcoDbfjPfhVpzRt6L72XNe_ijVtr_SJdnRHFA1WuHU441dW7H69PvEl5o8Cha8McpBUWC0jlvuohhQNuZ91RtCX6CtHrNn9QFA5BpaE8/s640/blogger-image--410309101.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-81428334238945036542012-05-18T16:37:00.002+02:002012-05-18T22:06:41.236+02:00Vine maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vine maple - Acer circinatum</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 lobes)</li>
<li>Margin:serrate</li>
<li>Venation: palmate</li>
<li>Size: 8-15 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 5-10 cm</li>
<li>Color: green </li>
<li>Autumn color: yellow, orange - red. </li>
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<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2008/10/vine-maple-acer-circinatum-in-fall.html">Vine maple blog post </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-28519556443858188612012-05-15T11:43:00.000+02:002012-05-15T11:43:18.012+02:00Sugar maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sugar maple - tree species: Acer saccharum </td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Shape: palmate (3 upper lobes are pronounced, 2 basal lobes are small)</li>
<li>Margin: 1-3 points per lobe </li>
<li>Venation: palmate </li>
<li>Size: 8 - 16 cm (width and length relatively equal)</li>
<li>Petiole: 5-13 cm</li>
<li>Color: green </li>
<li>Fall color: yellow to bright orange </li>
<li>Deciduous</li>
</ul>
The Sugar maple is the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-5601225737547049432012-05-11T00:24:00.000+02:002012-05-11T00:24:37.958+02:00Silver maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-n0QStJKVUqC3XOhM1h18_nmwTQuKbXAzsZm3GLxgifodP4Mlcdbh_tPXAGNgr-5eTthYWWXfxJYbcSd6fsjtBjGbpYCvmYymHjnDWMzk-pOkjMlUiFEHMFvGjXmq3_RXQuSiJ70FDA/s1600/Acer+saccharinum+Silver+Maple+leaf+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-n0QStJKVUqC3XOhM1h18_nmwTQuKbXAzsZm3GLxgifodP4Mlcdbh_tPXAGNgr-5eTthYWWXfxJYbcSd6fsjtBjGbpYCvmYymHjnDWMzk-pOkjMlUiFEHMFvGjXmq3_RXQuSiJ70FDA/s400/Acer+saccharinum+Silver+Maple+leaf+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree species: Acer Saccharinum - Silver maple </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrbgX0UY6Ny2DjfwRW9Ph_sTZcr5T3R_hOcbG8hoxpyHTYp-Oo9t7BCOujR7vBYAsh6TclLMYi3OirOtCpZcco3m5wtJlk8P04oT0mXd0mN2k2CWbOyiqehWOk8Ku_j8UGke_7CWbGlY/s1600/Acer+Saccharinum+Silver+maple+leaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrbgX0UY6Ny2DjfwRW9Ph_sTZcr5T3R_hOcbG8hoxpyHTYp-Oo9t7BCOujR7vBYAsh6TclLMYi3OirOtCpZcco3m5wtJlk8P04oT0mXd0mN2k2CWbOyiqehWOk8Ku_j8UGke_7CWbGlY/s400/Acer+Saccharinum+Silver+maple+leaf.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Acer
saccharinum laciniatum-leaves</i></td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 lobes)</li>
<li>Margin: serrate </li>
<li>Venation: palmate </li>
<li>Size: 8 - 16 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 5-13 cm</li>
<li>Color: green </li>
</ul>
Alternate common names..<br />
<ul>
<li>creek maple </li>
<li>river maple </li>
<li>silverleaf maple </li>
<li>soft maple </li>
<li>water maple </li>
<li>white maple</li>
</ul>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-45533602169386744952012-05-06T21:50:00.002+02:002012-05-11T00:25:04.508+02:00Bigleaf maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqQdIgbBe3nLoFar4r13cq3u978aQToUdFlpcGote3dJwR3AjUyacB8nqlZbU0tW73aROTMV9o-sUBA3pLVFZ6ConlVN7dJXi-EqX3BZxAYeFyK4JN2rN7kh8nJ6MFHtaN7l7ppYi2pE/s1600/Acer+Macropyllum+Big+leaf+maple+leaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqQdIgbBe3nLoFar4r13cq3u978aQToUdFlpcGote3dJwR3AjUyacB8nqlZbU0tW73aROTMV9o-sUBA3pLVFZ6ConlVN7dJXi-EqX3BZxAYeFyK4JN2rN7kh8nJ6MFHtaN7l7ppYi2pE/s400/Acer+Macropyllum+Big+leaf+maple+leaf.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bigleaf maple (Oregon maple) - Acer macrophyllum</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Arrangement: opposite </li>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 deeply incised lobes)</li>
<li>Margin: spiny / poiny</li>
<li>Venation: palmate</li>
<li>Size: 20 - 35 cm (largest leaves of all the maple tree species)</li>
<li>Petiole: 20 - 50 cm</li>
<li>Color: green </li>
<li>Autumn color: yellow - orange </li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2008/10/big-leaf-maple-acer-macrophyllum.html">Big leaf maple blog post </a><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-81056238211218686682012-05-06T00:52:00.000+02:002012-05-06T00:53:05.372+02:00Crimson king maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25BT-9YgwaVsg_-mi6IXqmPLmZ6qcYsj1i1-w0xAi6_4PpudbusZsoClqvd_uhBQ8C6kNFC4SJcHa4cuXsFOMuNo01o3L3uLJb5KSJIa9WBkjoBr0IFbjeM-ysCOZ7Mtsiko8gpVuQ8M/s1600/Acer+platanoides+var+Crimson+King.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25BT-9YgwaVsg_-mi6IXqmPLmZ6qcYsj1i1-w0xAi6_4PpudbusZsoClqvd_uhBQ8C6kNFC4SJcHa4cuXsFOMuNo01o3L3uLJb5KSJIa9WBkjoBr0IFbjeM-ysCOZ7Mtsiko8gpVuQ8M/s400/Acer+platanoides+var+Crimson+King.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson king maple leaf - Norway maple - Acer platanoides var</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Arrangement: opposite </li>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 lobes)</li>
<li>Margin: spiny and wavy</li>
<li>Venation: palmate</li>
<li>Size: 10-25 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 8 - 20 cm</li>
<li>Texture: smooth</li>
<li>Color: purple </li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-50461472475698919582012-05-04T16:33:00.001+02:002012-05-04T16:33:40.077+02:00Norway maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxvHi1bDfIydQafwkDAaBKYTbig2dLyCV-_TrBRqtmjc9yEWE_UUeEnKcs-9En3FBcFBPVruGJpvgItVWCMP-zoRr2rfSTBt0hywXb-od5tDvXhkIX_W_KjHXnbDj-IrYDFiGDuT1RU/s1600/Acer+platanoides+Norway+maple+leaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoxvHi1bDfIydQafwkDAaBKYTbig2dLyCV-_TrBRqtmjc9yEWE_UUeEnKcs-9En3FBcFBPVruGJpvgItVWCMP-zoRr2rfSTBt0hywXb-od5tDvXhkIX_W_KjHXnbDj-IrYDFiGDuT1RU/s400/Acer+platanoides+Norway+maple+leaf.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norway maple - Acer platanoides</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Arrangement: opposite </li>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 lobes)</li>
<li>Margin: spiny</li>
<li>Venation: palmate</li>
<li>Size: 10-25 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 8 - 20 cm</li>
<li>Texture: smooth</li>
<li>Color: green (purple on some cultivars)</li>
<li>Autumn color: yellow, orange - red. </li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/norway-maple-acer-platanoides-l.html">Norway maple blog post</a><br />
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<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2009/11/which-is-maple-leaf.html">Which is the maple leaf blog post</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-81191168451501246932012-05-03T18:14:00.002+02:002012-05-03T18:21:00.645+02:00Box elder maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoF2AxqwbkmO5zBowlBwTdbhEWBIvxeepQh2kNMz_1uuesqLnrirkgJsjmuxbFePBCFXpMS5JQNiCAmKeV8i-k_31sJCHGIHU8R_9hj-nrp-4c0x7ap2c6qqs47fx0fqZHk5VEpNpBVY/s1600/Acer+negundo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoF2AxqwbkmO5zBowlBwTdbhEWBIvxeepQh2kNMz_1uuesqLnrirkgJsjmuxbFePBCFXpMS5JQNiCAmKeV8i-k_31sJCHGIHU8R_9hj-nrp-4c0x7ap2c6qqs47fx0fqZHk5VEpNpBVY/s400/Acer+negundo.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxelder maple - Acer negundo</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Arrangement: opposite </li>
<li>Shape: pinnately compound </li>
<li>Margin: unevenly serrate </li>
<li>Venation: pinnate (on individual leaflets)</li>
<li>Leaflet size: 7 -12 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 5-15 cm</li>
<li>Texture: smooth</li>
<li>Color: light green when new to dark green when mature</li>
</ul>
<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2008/06/boxelder-maple-acer-negundo.html">Boxelder maple tree post </a><br />
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</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-78454427421798753392012-04-29T22:58:00.001+02:002012-05-03T18:22:07.061+02:00Sycamore maple leaf<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi1aIJix3vGHLeSmRgf6meZtYGzrZuOWGGqzZoabnroa3RLlZlwKhfL8Vaw4NMAMgp3CSgz-olmBs4HPyq-E0YSrKSXjbG51uq_SByFxVbG1MaNaTKnCDdtpAgm3cD_aEkOdmihGTyGQ/s1600/Acer+pseudoplatanus+L+Sycamore+maple+leaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi1aIJix3vGHLeSmRgf6meZtYGzrZuOWGGqzZoabnroa3RLlZlwKhfL8Vaw4NMAMgp3CSgz-olmBs4HPyq-E0YSrKSXjbG51uq_SByFxVbG1MaNaTKnCDdtpAgm3cD_aEkOdmihGTyGQ/s400/Acer+pseudoplatanus+L+Sycamore+maple+leaf.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acer pseudoplatanus L. Sycamore maple</td></tr>
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Characteristics...<br />
<ul>
<li>Arrangement: opposite </li>
<li>Shape: palmate (5 lobes)</li>
<li>Margin: serrate (somewhat irregular)</li>
<li>Venation: palmate (veins pronounced on underside of leaf)</li>
<li>Size: 10-25 cm</li>
<li>Petiole: 5-15 cm</li>
<li>Texture: leathery</li>
<li>Color: green (purple on some cultivars)</li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2009/02/sycamore-maple-acer-pseudoplatanus.html">Sycamore maple tree post </a><br />
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The inflorescence of <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com.es/2009/12/american-sweetgum-liquidambar.html">American Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar styraciflua</a>) are paired male and female flowers growing in close proximity to each other. In the image above as well as in several of the images below the upright male flower "raceme" (red color) and the hanging female flower (cream color) can be clearly seen.<br />
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In the image below the new flowers can be seen beside several of the previous years spiky seed pods. <br />
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The star shaped leaves of the American Sweetgum are seen unfolding as well.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-37713874219999666482012-03-14T00:03:00.000+01:002012-05-03T18:17:39.023+02:00European alder - Spring blossom series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/08/common-european-alder-alnus-glutinosa.html">European alder</a> (also called Black alder, Common alder) has separate male and female inflorescence that bloom at the same time. The long catkin type male inflorescence can be seen in the image above while the small red female inflorescence can be seen in more detail in the image below.<br />
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The female inflorescence goes on to develop into the small "cone" like seed pods that are characteristic of this tree species.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-37204162666075282552012-03-11T22:03:00.001+01:002012-05-03T18:18:01.067+02:00Silver wattle: Spring Blossom Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today´s tree for the Spring blossom series is the <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2009/03/silver-wattle-or-mimosa-acacia-dealbata.html">Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)</a> which has one brightest yellow colored flowers that you will find. I took these pictures this morning while walking in a local park here in Madrid. Only a few other trees are in bloom so for which makes this bright bloomer stand out all the more. Enjoy the pics!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-2401337446475082632012-03-08T17:50:00.001+01:002012-05-03T18:18:22.086+02:00Cherry plum - Spring blossom series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The third installment of the spring blossom series is of the Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera). In a previous post on this tree species I confused this tree species with the Malus x purpurea in one of the images. Hopefully I´ve got it right this time. This tree is a favorite as an ornamental tree both for its colorful flowers and for its purple leaves.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-72768615922417296712012-03-07T17:06:00.002+01:002012-05-03T18:18:43.472+02:00Almond - Spring Blossoms series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the first trees to blossom in the spring is the Almond tree, Prunus dulcis (Northern Hemisphere). The trees in full bloom often stand out backdrop of trees in their winter dormant stage with no color but the dull brown of their trunks and branches. The brilliant white to pink flowers are often the first hint that Spring is about to begin. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-65532380360256521552012-03-06T07:46:00.000+01:002012-05-03T18:19:02.569+02:00Hanami - Cherry Blossom Viewing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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"Hanami" is a Japanese word that means "Cherry blossom viewing" and refers to an important annual event that occurs every spring in Japan.<br />
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"Many Japanese believe that the blooming of the trees symbolizes the transience of life and is an annual reminder that time is precious. The cherry blossom cycle is seen as a metaphor for life itself – a time to reflect on your achievements and think ahead to your future." <a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/feature/20120306-sakura-season-in-kyoto">BBC article</a></blockquote>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-85401815597976880792012-01-01T23:40:00.000+01:002012-01-01T23:40:41.583+01:00Cook Island Pines in Oropesa Del Mar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently came across several Cook Island Pines in Oropesa del Mar (Spain) located along the beech. For some years I had been wanting to photograph the pollen cones of this tree species but the closest that I had come was to one tree with the pollen cones about 20 meters high at the top of the tree. This time I was lucky to have the pollen cones within my reach close to the ground (images above and below). One curious thing about these cones is that they grow at the terminal ends of of the long whorled leaves.<br />
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Almost all of these Cook Island Pines (Araucaria columnaris) showed the characteristic curved trunk like the one below. This is one of the best ways to distinguish the <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2007/12/norfolk-island-pine-vs-cook-pine.html">Cook pines from their close cousins the Norfolk pines</a>.<br />
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The image below is of the Cook pines seed cones which are about the size of softballs. One curious thing about these cones is that the seeds are incorporated into the scales. Each scale that falls to the ground contains a winged seed (see bottom image).<br />
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Other Araucarias in this blog...<br />
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<li><a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/06/bunya-pine-araucaria-bidwillii.html">Bunya Pine</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/03/monkey-puzzle-tree-araucaria-araucana.html">Monkey Puzzle tree</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2007/12/norfolk-pine-cones-araucaria.html">Norfolk Island Pine</a></li>
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Few things are more beautiful than trees in their autumn colors. The image above is of a ripe acorn of a <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/05/portuguese-oak-quercus-faginea.html">Portuguese oak</a> in fall color.</div>
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A heart shaped poplar leaf resting on a moss covered rock.</div>
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An old wood gate in a rock wall beside a <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2008/05/walnut-juglans-regia.html">Walnut tree</a>.</div>
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Looking up into the branches of a Large Leaf <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2009/11/old-grove-of-large-leaved-linden-or.html">Linden</a> in full Autumn color.</div>
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Spotten leaves with a Leopard like pattern.</div>
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Cottonwood leaf floating in a stream.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-79163803531609475632011-10-14T00:17:00.001+02:002011-10-14T00:17:21.055+02:00Horse Chestnut - Buckeye images<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I came across a Horse Chestnut tree (also called Buckeye in some parts) earlier this year at a moment when the spiky green seed pods were at a very intriguing stage in their formation. They looked like what you might imagine a bacteria would look like under a powerful microscope, with an almost alien look. The lighting conditions were such that I was able to take few pictures in which the soft lighter green spikes really stood out against the background. Perhaps these images speak for themselves without further explanation.<br />
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Some of the little spiky balls had just formed from the flower stage and were not much larger than a marble.<br />
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I also got a couple of interesting shots of the Horse chestnut leaf margin (below) and the leaf stem.<br />
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In this image one can see how the Horse chestnut palmate leaf attaches to the stem. This is one good way to help distinguish this tree from the <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2009/03/edible-chestnuts-vs-horse-chestnuts.html">true Chestnut Castanea sativa</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-44062671862584954612011-10-09T20:10:00.000+02:002011-10-09T20:10:20.378+02:00Chestnut SeasonIt is Chestnut season once again which means that this is a good time to revisit the question of how to tell an edible Sweet Chestnut from a non-edible Horse Chestnut (also called Buckeye). I will first provide some images to help accurately identify the edible Sweet Chestnut and then I will provide some for the non-ebible Horse Chestnut.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">First the <a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2009/03/edible-chestnuts-vs-horse-chestnuts.html">edible Sweet Chestnut</a> from the <i>Castanea sativa</i> tree</span></b>...<br />
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The image above is of the Sweet Chestnut leaf </div>
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The seed pods of the edible Sweet Chestnut are very easy to distinguish from the non-edible Horse Chestnut. Those of the edible chestnut are very "spiky" with sharp, pointy, needle-like spikes that are about 2cm long. The spikes completely cover the surface of the edible Sweet chestnut´s seed pod.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tree-species.blogspot.com/2010/09/non-edible-chestnuts.html">Non-Edible Horse Chestnut</a> of the <i>Aesculus hippocastanum</i> tree...</span></b><br />
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The seed pod of the non-edible Horse Chestnut (also called Buckeye) is quite different. It has short stubby points that are not as stiff nor as sharp as those of the edible Sweet Chestnut. It´s stubby spikes do not cover the whole surface of the seedpod and are only about half a centimeter in length. <br />
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The image below is of the Horse Chestnut seed outside of its seed pod. These round but somewhat irregular shaped seeds range in size from approx. 2-4 cm in diameter. One way to tell them apart from edible chestnuts is by the fact that these seeds have no pointy end whereas the edible Sweet Chestnuts always have a pointy end.<br />
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A word of caution for chestnut hunters who live in areas where both the Horse Chestnut and Sweet Chestnut trees grow. Don´t trust a chestnut just because you found it near or under a sweet chestnut tree. It is not uncommon for these two trees to grow in close proximity to each other in city settings. Edible chestnuts always come from very spiky seed pods and always have a pointy end on the seed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-25477629414113157012011-05-27T16:32:00.000+02:002011-05-27T16:32:56.168+02:00Swedish Whitebeam - Sorbus x intermedia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgeOwwZdrwWSZFBie2rzcO8yYfgt82QGB_6g-jGDFGT4n-PEo0FwHJXZR2JQgFY5pVINf4KTXQ4btUHNVrJuNj9pKfLaKR-hze4NtZCcY79hICxQeA2j_r7gq5q-6oxhVDPDzq4m_t-s/s1600/A+Sorbus+intermedia+Sweedish+whitebeam+leaf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgeOwwZdrwWSZFBie2rzcO8yYfgt82QGB_6g-jGDFGT4n-PEo0FwHJXZR2JQgFY5pVINf4KTXQ4btUHNVrJuNj9pKfLaKR-hze4NtZCcY79hICxQeA2j_r7gq5q-6oxhVDPDzq4m_t-s/s1600/A+Sorbus+intermedia+Sweedish+whitebeam+leaf.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.8794399061858372" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Common name(s):</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Swedish whitebeam</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scientific name:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Sorbus x intermedia (triple hybrid between s. aucuparia, s. torminalis, s. aria)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Family:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Rose - Rosaceae</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Native range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Southern Sweden and nearby areas</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Type:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> deciduous</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Non-native range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Planted as an urban ornamental tree</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Average height range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 10 - 20 meters</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Forest or habitat:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wood density and quality:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf shape: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">orbicular - obtuse (almost circular)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf arrangement:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf margin:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> lobate - serrate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf venation:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> pinnate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf stem:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 1cm approx.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf surface:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> dark green, glabrous, (Reverse - grayish-green, pubescent (hairy))</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Inflorescence:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Corymb</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Flower:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> White, 5 petals, 1cm </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Reproduction:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> tetraploid apomictic </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fruit:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Orange to read oval pome</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Edible?:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> no</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Seed dispersal mechanism:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> birds (Thrushes and Waxwings)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bark:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Gray and fairly smooth</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Traditional uses:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> ornamental</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Commercial uses:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> ornamental</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invasiveness:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> unknown</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Árboles madrileños, Antonio López Lillo y Antonio López Santalla, 2007, Obra Social Caja Madrid.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787148012796625894.post-84099445299830794322011-05-20T14:19:00.001+02:002011-05-20T14:20:16.541+02:00Norway Maple - Acer platanoides L<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FDuU86vIYouUHkEdbuhvXzAHwteIJWrf8dcfvhOTAyXBPAcf6pYLmwAYqm4Hnbl8bbfZSOEHci4h5G_waMlkLMCrR9J1Ct1R-vIfeOLRbuBv8LEBDA3l7oAH-MvuexuVfDELveRqJqI/s1600/Acer+platanoides+Norway+maple+leaf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FDuU86vIYouUHkEdbuhvXzAHwteIJWrf8dcfvhOTAyXBPAcf6pYLmwAYqm4Hnbl8bbfZSOEHci4h5G_waMlkLMCrR9J1Ct1R-vIfeOLRbuBv8LEBDA3l7oAH-MvuexuVfDELveRqJqI/s1600/Acer+platanoides+Norway+maple+leaf.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Scientific name:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Acer platanoides L.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Family:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Native range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> East central Europe to southwest Asia</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Type:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Deciduous</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Non-native range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> widely planted as an urban tree in cities and parks</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Average height range:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 20-30 meters</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Forest or habitat:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wood density and quality:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> hard, good for furniture, color is pale-yellow to reddish.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf shape: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> palmate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf arrangement:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Opposite</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf margin:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> lobed, spiny (1-7 teeth-like points per lobe)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf venation:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> palmate</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf stem:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> 5-8 inches, 8-20 cm</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Leaf surface:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> glabrous (smooth, not hairy)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Inflorescence:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> corymb like panicle</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Flower:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> five sepals and five petals 3–4 mm, inconspicuous </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pollinating agents:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> ?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fruit:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> double Samara pair</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Edible?:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> no</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Seed description:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> flattened disk-like with “wings” (samara)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Seed dispersal mechanism:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> wind blown Samara</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Bark:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> gray-brown, grooved</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Traditional uses:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> ornamental, shade</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Commercial uses:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> furniture and wood-turning (banister spindles etc.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Invasiveness:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moderate in some areas, (banned in New Hampshire and Massachusetts)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Threats:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Asian long horned beetle, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Iconic or symbolic value:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada and is represented on its flag.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mcWJFKh7ICtKfh4K2yV9JcmI6N53HBueDMSLZfkGrNFCJ90P2q4dzHgKb5vb5ejJZbrY_vZqczSESY_bxsHg4cKiB6Iz_UQYf-GYYPa7zxsXISZeYK97Wby_XBh9nU1jbFf7TZoJ2sg/s1600/Fig+leaf+in+autumn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mcWJFKh7ICtKfh4K2yV9JcmI6N53HBueDMSLZfkGrNFCJ90P2q4dzHgKb5vb5ejJZbrY_vZqczSESY_bxsHg4cKiB6Iz_UQYf-GYYPa7zxsXISZeYK97Wby_XBh9nU1jbFf7TZoJ2sg/s400/Fig+leaf+in+autumn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The following image shows the bright green color of the fig leaf as well as its lumpy surface. What is not see easy to see from the image is its rough, sandpaper like texture on the top side.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9t88z5Vr1DGsGsanocuaY7X2EVfSk0zz8-2sWiBsNjsU2n_bUejug3xPJMBEoQ7QJLhj1uAeBBQHNolrmbfN4W9rdHI5MnsEOdkb-2ZIVCe_Q8MT7T6INQRb4_po7B_aB6A63WW3_Pk/s1600/ficus+carica+venation+fig.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9t88z5Vr1DGsGsanocuaY7X2EVfSk0zz8-2sWiBsNjsU2n_bUejug3xPJMBEoQ7QJLhj1uAeBBQHNolrmbfN4W9rdHI5MnsEOdkb-2ZIVCe_Q8MT7T6INQRb4_po7B_aB6A63WW3_Pk/s400/ficus+carica+venation+fig.JPG" width="305" /></a></div> The margin is "serrate" with rounded teeth that point slightly forward.<br />
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Shape: Lobate<br />
Margin: Serrate<br />
Consistency: thick and stiff<br />
Venation: Reticulate<br />
Texture top side: Rugose<br />
Texture reverse: Pubescent<br />
Color: bright green, yellow-orange in autumn<br />
Petiole: 2-6cmUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0