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| I've got a 3' tall something that started growing last year near my porch. Before I dig it out, I'm wondering what it might be. A guess is some type of Hickory, as I've found a few of their nuts in my yard courtesy of my squirrel friends.
Should be a couple of pictures of the leaves at this link, turning yellowish around Halloween (Oct 31) http://community.webshots.com/album/582405388NaNzYs What sayeth the experts of this forum? |
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| Hrmmm... serrated leaves point to hickory instead of ash but fall color looks more like ash. From what I can see of the stem, it also looks grey like a hickory. If you can ID some of the mature hickory around your house, you might infer an ID with this one. John |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 15:40
| a pic of your nuts might help with the ID .. i mean the ones your squirrely friends have left laying around.. come on.. try to keep your head out of the gutter.. ken |
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| Two different plants in the two pics. First pic is a hickory, probably Bitternut Hickory (alternate leaves; yellow bud); second is an ash (opposite leaves). Resin |
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| Duh, dummy me for not realizing I posted pictures of two different plants. Even dummier me for apparently getting rid of one I'd have liked to keep and let grow in a better location, the first pic with the serrated leaves. I've found a few hickory nuts in my yard, and know there are hickories in the area. tough to compare a small seedling with a mature tree, especially with no leaves. The ash...there are a couple green ashes nearby, but the leaves look thinner. Hmm. Thanks! vince |
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| Resin nailed 'em. The 'sulfur-yellow' buds are characteristic of bitternut hickory. It's easy to pick out, even as a tiny seedling. Fast-growing, good fall color, but 99.9% of them produce astringent, inedible nuts which even the squirrels avoid - though they have perhaps the thinnest shell of any of the hickories. |
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