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Tree ID Please?
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Posted by
connietn 7 MidTN (
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Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 11:58
| I'm not very good with tree IDs, and it's not a great photo, but I thought you guys may be able to ID by the trunk/branching pattern.
The tree belongs to a girl I work with. She would also like to know when the best time to trim it would be.
Many thanks!
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RE: Tree ID Please?
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| It's an apple. Whether crab or eater I can't tell you I'm afraid. |
RE: Tree ID Please?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 14:41
| Flowering crabapple. The best time to prune it is when you have learned how to prune it. |
RE: Tree ID Please?
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| I thought it was Crabapple! Thanks. |
RE: Tree ID Please?
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| Google will have as good advice as I would on the when to prune. I suspect there is a season u are more likely to avoid fireblight or rust during. As far as what to prune, this is a decent sized tree. I would vote for only eliminating the dead wood. What is your friend planning? |
RE: Tree ID Please?
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| Well, she thinks it's "creepy-looking." I think because it isn't symmetrical. She does love the blooms, though. What would you think about maybe taking that very bottom limb off? It does look like it has quite a bit of dead and would do it a favor to remove that. Hard to tell much in the photo, though. I may go visit her house for a closer look. She is a very young, sweet girl with whom I work, and she's just bought her first house. So, she's interested in finding out what her trees are, learning how to take care of them, and making her yard look pretty. :) |
RE: Tree ID Please?
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 18:09
| The bottom branch is too big to cut off now. Radical pruning of long-established trees is liable to be detrimental. |
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