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Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 12:05 am
by Gerard
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What I love about this time of year is seeing trees without their leaves. I am still learning but enjoy the challenge of identifying a tree by looking at branch structure, buds and bark.
Both bonsai and in nature.
I have started with a faily common one, can you tell me what it is?
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 12:32 am
by Joel
Acer palmatum
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 8:06 am
by Gerard
Not an acer
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 8:20 am
by Dumper
elm
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 9:06 am
by Gerard
not an elm,
a small clue, the tree stands about 700mm and a graft is visible at 200mm.
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 9:30 am
by Jarrod
Is it a beech? Easy you reckon!!!
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 9:37 am
by Waltron
Birch?
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:05 am
by Gerard
Not a beech or a birch, but common as a bonsai.
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:19 am
by Jarrod
hmmmm, got me buggered!
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:40 am
by Gerard
I have had this tree for only 6 months, purchased from a deceased estate it was a bit neglected. It has had sone hard pruning and a repot.
The reason it caught my eye was the graft, I like the common variety but the grafted ones often produce some nice eye catching results.
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:40 am
by Steven
Trident?
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:42 am
by Gerard
Not a maple
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 10:42 am
by Jarrod
He said no Acers, thats why i didnt suggest Trident, but that was my thoughts too!
What else has red new growth, Zelcova?
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 11:11 am
by anthonyW
Liquidamber or maybe some type of Ash..mmm.
Re: Look! No clothes.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, 11:14 am
by dragon
silver birch or chinese elm