[ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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[ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Hi,

Can someone please ID this tree for me. Any info would be much appreciated.

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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Hey mate,

Can you get a shot of the leaves also?

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MoGanic wrote:Hey mate,

Can you get a shot of the leaves also?

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My first guess would be Pachira Quinata but that's a only really based on the thorns. I thought it may be "Hercules Club" but that doesn't fit the bill as the thorns look different.

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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Leaves and fruit/flower buds
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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Thanks Mo,

Here is a photo of the trunk, it a only a young tree I think.

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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Looks like the silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa). It is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America.
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Thanks Steve,

I don't think it is a Silk Floss Tree but I could be wrong. When it flowers I should be able to get a positive ID.

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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

Post by Pierre »

Hi Ent ,

I would have to second Mo, the leaf plus the thorns, Pachira Quinata .
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Re: [ID] Spikes on Trunk and Branches

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Thanks Pierre,

I'm thinking the same.

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