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Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 6:57
Despite hours of pouring over botanical manuals I simply cannot key out this one. Can anyone name it? |
Follow-Up Postings:
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| Someone is playing an April fool's joke on you. Some homeowner emptied out their troll trap and hung (upside down btw?) the contents on a tree branch. Usually trolls are only found on shrubs such as forsythia and willow and are hung by their hair. |
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- Posted by Randy31513 none (My Page) on Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 12:18
| If I remember right, it is the rare Trolus Ubiquitous. Blooms April 1st in your zone. You are one lucky guy. :) Randy |
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| Don't worry, someone is just trolling you. Just get some of this for next time
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| Floss silk tree. |
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 19:23
| I have Malus 'Little Troll' (a Fr. Fiala selection) growing here at the Valley, but the buds don't key out like your image. Maybe yours mutated? Wonder what the fruit ends up like? |
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 20:39
| Definitely Trolus ubiquitous, but var. 'Invertus' |
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| First I laughed. Then something familiar kept nagging at me like I'd seen this tree before. It hit me. Every newbie who lives in a warm enough zone will plant one of these other troll trees at least once. Look familiar? |
Here is a link that might be useful: looks like troll hair
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- Posted by formandfoliage 9b (Sunset zone 15) (My Page) on Mon, Apr 2, 12 at 14:20
| That was bboy's joke up above! It's amazing how similar it is... |
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| I was thinking of Ceiba but that is actually the wrong color and too fine a texture. |
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| I had no clue what a floss silk tree was....never heard it called that before. Learn something new on this forum every time I visit. I must be gettin' old or times have changed. This post was the only reference to April Fool's Day I heard this year. |
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| Upon closer inspection of the fruit this mystery tree could well be the secretive and elusive Lotsatrollsia upsidedownsia |
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| Since it's fruiting, smurfette-tree. |
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| A year later, and I'm still really lichen this topic! John ps - sorry across the ponders, you say it wrong =p |
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| This species is actually well-known, being described by Lear in 1871; here's the illustration from the first description:
It is however very rare, so few people are familiar with it now. Resin |
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| This cultivar was developed in Denmark around 1959 by Thomas Dam, so is commonly known as the Dam Tree.... :-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Thomas Dam
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