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Please help identify this tree!
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Punk-101 none (
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Mon, Jun 20, 11 at 22:48
| I have been trying to identify this tree species for so long. I have asked family and friends on facebook and the local nurseries, but no luck. I decided to register for this forum to finally get some answers. Please help! I live in Orange county, ca. Thanks in advance! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mystery Tree
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| Does it get purple flowers? |
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| Is that a pawlonia, or empress tree? If so, it's invasive in most areas, but it is beautiful. |
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| I'm pretty sure it's not a pawlonia. I took that pic a few days ago so there are no purple flowers this season. I just noticed it a few months ago and it has always looked the same (kept its leaves, no color changes or flowers). But, it may look different in winter or fall. Not sure. |
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| Looks a lot like a Paulownia, why do you think it isn't? How large do the leaves measure? Jamie |
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| I just looked and the usda site says there are no Paulownia in CA. So I must be wrong. |
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| Definitely not Paulownia - even though they can be found in California (the USDA site is wrong). It is a Ficus of some sort I believe. it may be F. dammaropsis? |
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| Don't think it's a dammaropsis either. The trunk is too thick and the foliage is more dense and circular. I don't think it's manicured to look so perfect. It looks like it's from a cartoon or something. It looks fake or photoshopped or something. |
Maybe not dammaropsis, but a Ficus
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| Maybe not dammaropsis, but I still think it may be one of the large leafed Ficus. There are several. |
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| Ficus auriculata? That's pretty close. the trunk and branches are different though. too skinny, and it doesn't have fruit. |
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| perhaps a scale will help ... for all i know.. that is a matchbox car.. and you are punking us .. lol ... also.. where you are might help ken |
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| The scale is pretty accurate from the picture. No weird angles or anything. I'd say it's about 15' tall and the foliage is about 10' wide. I'm in the city of Orange in southern california, a few miles from disneyland... |
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| I think Salicaceae is on the right track about the plants ID, but as to the statements, "I just looked and the USDA site says there are no Paulownia in CA" and "the USDA site is wrong", if you are talking about the site linked below, you likely misunderstood what the map is saying. |
Here is a link that might be useful: USDA site?
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| Why is that Brandon? Unless that map shows where it is naturalized only. I thought it was a distribution map of where it is present. I find it hard to believe that there are no Paulownia present on the west coast. In fact, I know there are cultivated trees in Seattle. |
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- Posted by cacau z5/6 CO (My Page) on
Tue, Jun 21, 11 at 22:33
| The USDA map also shows it not being present in CO, but there are cultivated Paulownia in the Denver area, even though I think it would grow far better in parts of California; it's barely hardy here but once in a great while will set seed. |
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| Of course there are Paulownia in CA. But the OP wants to know what kind of tree they have, here, easily. Dan |
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- Posted by cacau z5/6 CO (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 22, 11 at 1:51
| Excuse the three of us, then, for diverting you from your laser-like focus, easily. |
RE: Please help identify this tree!
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| "Why is that Brandon? Unless that map shows where it is naturalized only." Yep, now you got it.
___________________ "The USDA map also shows it not being present in CO, but there are cultivated Paulownia in the Denver area..." Nope! Doesn't anyone look to see what the maps mean?
___________________ "But the OP wants to know what kind of tree they have..." But if we don't get this USDA map stuff right, someone will just look for whatever the tree turns up to be on the USDA map. If it's not on the map, they'll think it must be a new discovery. laser-like focus...LOL |
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| Brandon, Where does it state that the map is showing naturalized distribution? Nowhere do I see that designation. If it does and I have missed it, then fine. |
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| I think I've seen it in various places, but below is a link to at least one of them. It states: "The state and county maps show the distribution of native and naturalized populations only, not planted or horticultural populations. Plants growing in yards, along streets, or planted in other settings are not included unless they have escaped cultivation and are established in the wild and reproducing spontaneously without the aid of humankind." |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://plants.usda.gov/faq.html#maps
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| Great - thanks! I hadn't seen this, but it makes sense. |
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| You guys are a riot. :D Love that tree, wish someone could identify it. |
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| I too should have read the FAQ, I thought it seemed quite odd for it not to be present in any of the western states. duh! Jamie |
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| Ive see this tree around my neighborhood here in Van Nuys Ca. and the leaves are huge. It caught my attention aswell. |
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| Looks like Ficus Auriculata to me...spelling? I have one in my yard near Old Town Orange, Ca. There is a huge one near Almond Ave. and Main St. in someone's backyard. The house is a 1 story and the tree is clearly visible from the street...perhaps 20 feet or so! |
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| Hi, I published a site which will help you to identify trees: http://tree-key.org/ Have fun! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Tree Key
RE: Please help identify this tree!
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| Try posting this on the California Gardening Forum. A lot of those folks seem to be in So Cal. |
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