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Title: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: mcginnis6010 on June 23, 2013, 10:07:00 am

The other day while picking black raspberries with my daughter she saw a tree with those helicopter seed that I used to throw in the air and watch spin as a kid and asked me what kind of tree it was and if I could make her a bow from it. It seems I used to know the name but it has slipped my mind. Any ideas?

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: sonny on June 23, 2013, 10:56:16 am

There are a number of trees which produce those keys (helicopter seeds.)
We need a little more info..
 

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: TRACY on June 23, 2013, 11:58:26 am

Maybe a maple or even an ash. Pics?

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: Dharma on June 23, 2013, 01:09:54 pm

Ponderosa Pines here produce single-winged seeds from the cones that gyrate down to Earth like that.

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: Joec123able on June 23, 2013, 07:39:47 pm

Black locust grows those if you take a pic an post it It will be a lot easier to identify

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: Patches on June 24, 2013, 07:01:45 pm

A photo would really help.  Just going off the description I would agree with maple or possibly ash.

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: BowSlayer on June 24, 2013, 08:03:16 pm

Sycamore?  Need pics

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on June 25, 2013, 12:13:50 am

Probably a maple or ash.. but I dunno. I thought sycamore grew those wierd little clumps of seeds.

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: Pappy on June 25, 2013, 09:02:52 am

Probably Maple. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: tree id for my 6 year old
Post by: HoBow on June 25, 2013, 09:04:49 am

Maple.  We use to put them between our tongue and mouth top and make a loud screeching noise.