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Posted by
gvozdika 8 OR (
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Mon, Oct 15, 12 at 0:32
| This is in Oregon, Portland area. Thank you. |
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RE: Tree-like plant
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RE: Tree-like plant
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| Sorry, Aralia spinosa. Was in a rush to get to work this morning. |
RE: Tree-like plant
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| Thank you! Got closer to it, it's trunk/stem is prickly. |
RE: Tree-like plant
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 17, 12 at 13:29
| The one usually seen here is A. elata. You tell them apart by the construction of the flowering (and fruiting) structures. I can't tell with complete confidence from this picture how this one is put together, but if it is not one spike with a central axis on the end of each branch it is not A. spinosa. If we are seeing more than one spike coming from a shared point of attachment at the end of the same branch then it is A. elata. |
RE: Tree-like plant
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| Thanks bboy, I'll try to get even closer. It is surrounded by spiky trees and shrubs and most of it is hiding in the crown of a hawthorn. I can't see a thing but maybe the camera can catch it. |
RE: Tree-like plant
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Fri, Oct 19, 12 at 21:56
| I drove by an A. elata near here a few hours ago with the fruit spikes now hanging over each side of the branch just like in your picture. |
RE: Tree-like plant
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| Yes, the spikes come out of one point at the top. Took another picture (zooming helps). Thank you! |
RE: Tree-like plant
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sat, Oct 20, 12 at 13:11
| A. elata, as expected. Fruiting heads of A. spinosa (and A. chinensis, which is even less likely to be encountered here) have a central axis, that extends beyond the end of the branch. A. spinosa also flowers and fruits earlier than A. elata, would probably no longer be in fruit at this time. I know of few examples of A. spinosa in this area, one of them being one I am growing myself. It has not flowered yet, demonstrated that it is true-to-name. |
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