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Offline mcginnis6010

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anyone tell me what tree this is?
« on: August 09, 2014, 01:50:59 pm »
Here's a pic with leaves and fruit. Its right on the top of my head but I can't think of the name no matter how hard I try.
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: anyone tell me what tree this is?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2014, 08:44:57 pm »
Looks like sassafras to me.

Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: anyone tell me what tree this is?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2014, 09:48:47 am »
Huh I guess it is i guess I've never noticed the fruit on the sassafras behind the house lol.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: anyone tell me what tree this is?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2014, 10:24:15 am »
Post better pics of the leaves. Are the leaves all the same or are there different shapes to the leaves. Proper ID of any plant takes more than one quickly shot pic.
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Re: anyone tell me what tree this is?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2014, 11:46:51 am »
It's a very distinctive fruit. Yes, the leaves will be smooth edged and 3 different shapes like mulberry.  Some will look like a mitten.  The smell is unmistakable, scratch the bark with a knife of you cant reach a stem to break...

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Re: anyone tell me what tree this is?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2014, 12:33:44 pm »
Sassafras has 3 distinctive smells like it has 3 distinct leaf shapes. The leaves have a lemony smell, the roots have that root beer smell and the stems and wood another smell. 
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