Tag: IPD

A long, dry flower bract of a Tilia americana, or perhaps a cordata.

Pyrus calleryanas on a median IDed by thick, scaly bark and petiolate, ovate, glossy leaves with (slightly) wavy margins.

[Revisited] Amelanchier arborea IDed by off-green, oval leaves with tapered tips, finely serrate margins, and mildly pubescent undersides; clusters of drooping white flowers

Two Quercus phelloses IDed by noticing the two were the same species and using observations from each. The features include: two lanceolate, willow-esque leaves persisting through winter and into spring; smooth, gray bark of young willow oaks in the midst of transitioning into rough and irregular furrows; slender, hairless twig. The buds are supposed to be very small, reddish brown, and sharp pointed according to this website. These buds don’t match the small bud requirement. But given that the leaves are starting to sprout, the unusually long buds may just be the leaves distorting the normal bud shape.

Prunus serrulata IDed as a cherry by the cherry-esque shiny bark with lenticels, and as a Japanese cherry by the pink flowers and gray bark. My best guess at the variety would be kawazu sakura, since the flowers were in full bloom early April, but Japanese cherry varieties are always a little sketchy and I’m very bad at IDing them.

A few other acer rubrums also IDed by flowers and bark. Inaccurate post date

Acer rubrum IDed by bark and red clustered flowers. Inaccurate post date.