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Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 10:34
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i was beginning to do some fall cleanup in the veggie garden the other day. i noticed 3 seedlings that have poppped up near my pepper plants. as i looked at the foliage of my neighbors black walnut tree, i thought, hmmmm, appears to be black walnut seedlings. then, the other day, i just happen to glance at a different neighbors mountain ash tree---i began to think, wow, maybe they are mountain ash?
anyway, does anyone know if one can tell the difference? i sure thought the foliage is awful similar between the two. |
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| They could be a mountain ash, they're very prolific. A picture would help a lot. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 12:09
| you either post a picture or 2 .... or google both names and compare what you have .... i will link to the first for you ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: change the search to M Ash
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- Posted by alexander3 6 Pennsylvania (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 15:04
| If they are walnut, you can dig a little bit and easily find the shell of the nut. Shouldn't be more than a couple inches below the surface, and likely still attached to the seedling. Also, it's in the back of my mind that walnut leaves have a distinct smell when crushed. Just rub a leaf between your fingers, and compare to the mountain ash or walnut. Alex |
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| If you have several that have come up really close together, I think they are probably ash. Squirrels would have buried the walnuts, and I don't think they'd put that many in the same place. I find pecan trees all the time that they've planted, and there are never more than one in the same place. |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Thu, Sep 6, 12 at 21:01
| Around these parts, mountain ash-not an actual ash tree but rather, a member of the rose family-can and do occasionally show up volunteer-style. On the other hand, squirrels absolutely go nuts-pun intended-burying black walnuts this time of year. So as far as the likelihood of it being one or the other, I'd rank it a toss-up. The compound leaves of both species do have a superficial similarity but if you can goog up some pics of each type of leaflet, you should be able to discern which it is you've got there. +oM |
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| Not sure about walnuts, but I know squirrels bury acorns in clusters, as I've often seen more than one in a group. |
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| Sumac and Ailanthus would be considerations as possible 'volunteers' here, as well. |
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