|
Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 16:53
| Recently moved to Virginia from Florida and we are trying to identify the many flowering and fruit bearing trees in our yard. Unfortunately the avid gardener/arborist who lived here passed away and her heirs had no info on the plantings. This certainly looks like a cherry variety based upon the leaf type and the cluster of 3 fruit on long stems, but the fruit are greenish with tiny light specks and only 1cm long on 8/1. The tree is covered with fruit and I would love to know what type it is. A good sized tree with rough vertically ridged bard on the trunk and somewhat shinny grayish horizontally striped barkon limbs. |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 17:50
| Lowell, are there serrations-tiny teeth-on the leaf edges? I don't see that and if there aren't any, it;s not a cherry. Other than that, I have no idea. +oM |
|
| Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana Resin |
|
| I'll guess Callery Pear |
|
- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 21:43
| Yes, I missed an obvious one! I finally had that (Insert bad word) tree out of my mind! +oM |
|
- Posted by ediblelandscaping.sc 7b-8 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 5, 12 at 2:22
| flowering pear |
|
| It's a Callery Pear actually. Although nice in spring, and makes great fall color in this area, it's kind of a weedy invasive pest. I prefer to prune them off at ground level, but they do have their uses. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Trees Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.