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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Mike_H on September 09, 2013, 10:19:10 pm

Title: need tree ID help
Post by: Mike_H on September 09, 2013, 10:19:10 pm

My dad wants to know what this is:

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/9711519657_abf1d1612e.jpg)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/9711520905_f7d3b259ab.jpg)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/9711522293_ed92b441be.jpg)

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3775/9714758376_e5308866b2.jpg)

There are long, brown fuzzy things that grow from where the buds fall off. And it apparently propigates by sending up shoots from the roots. If that helps.

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: lostarrow on September 09, 2013, 10:23:41 pm

Poplar

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: killir duck on September 10, 2013, 11:40:13 am

yep looks like a poplar to me

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: sonny on September 10, 2013, 07:13:46 pm

definitely not the leaf of a poplar tree.
 

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: Matt G. on September 10, 2013, 08:07:37 pm

I have a Tulip Poplar on my property and the leaves aren't like that. Some one will be able to identify it for you.

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: TRACY on September 10, 2013, 08:28:46 pm

Lanceleaf cottonwood.

Tracy

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: Pat B on September 10, 2013, 11:44:33 pm

The tulip poplar is not a true poplar. It is in the magnolia family I think.

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: YosemiteBen on September 11, 2013, 02:21:04 pm

I agree with Tracy - Cottonwood of some sort - not being familiar with trees outside of California I can not say with any level of certainty.

Title: Re: need tree ID help
Post by: lostarrow on September 11, 2013, 06:56:45 pm

Poplar, Cottonwood, Aspen  .............all members of the poplar family  . Looks like Balsam Poplar ( we call it Balm of Gilead  or Bam trees.)  If the buds are sticky and smell real bad ,it's a Bam.  My Mother used to make a salve  from the buds in the spring. Supposed to be a great healer. Smelled so bad that we would rather suffer than put that stuff on. (so I guess it worked. ;)) We also called it gopher wood. If you made a fire from it ,you'd have to gopher another stick in five minutes :D.  Throw a stick or two in your fireplace a couple times a week to keep the chimney clean and reduce the risk of chimney (creosote) fires.  As for bows???????? it can be done , but not exactly first string stuff.