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Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 14:38
| Trying to help ID these tree's for my nephew. They are located in Great Cacapon, WV.
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| The first one looks like an Oak. The second one might be Dogwood. And the third is definitely the invasive alien Tree of Heaven. |
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- Posted by stephanie_k z5IL (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 18:01
| I was pretty sure the top one was a oak but was wondering which oak species it was, as for the 2nd one being a dogwood is there anyway to tell when not in flower? |
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| Maybe a Chestnut Oak Quercus montana for #1. Not 100% sure on that, though. Resin |
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| I would look and see what oaks are native to the area. Dogwood should have leaves that are arranged opposite one another on the stem. A close up picture of the end of the stem might help too. Looks like flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. |
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| Yeah, first one looks like rock chestnut oak (Q prinus or montana -- they're the same). Second is a dogwood, but we'd need to see if the leaves are alternate or opposite along the stem. Opp would prb'ly be typical flowering dogwood, alt would be pagoda dogwood. Third is Ailanthus, a nasty invasive. Take a leaflet, crush it up & smell. If it smells like rancid peanut butter, that's it for sure. |
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