Tree Journal

Koelreuteria paniculata IDed by seed pods. (Post date is accurate)

Carpinus betulus IDed by smooth muscle-like bark (alt. name musclewood), plus curved buds lying against twig. (Post date is accurate)

Sometime in the winter I went out of my way to find trees that I couldn’t ID. For most of the trees I photographed, I have yet to find time to sit down and figure out their species. But, since spring is coming quick and I don’t want to be posting winter IDs in the middle of spring for the sake of my own sanity, I think I’m just going to put them in these “tree finding” post and hope with my fingers crossed that I will eventually find the time to ID them and won’t just forget about them.

Sometime in the winter I went out of my way to find trees that I couldn’t ID. For most of the trees I photographed, I have yet to find time to sit down and figure out their species. But, since spring is coming quick and I don’t want to be posting winter IDs in the middle of spring for the sake of my own sanity, I think I’m just going to put them in these “tree finding” post and hope with my fingers crossed that I will eventually find the time to ID them and won’t just forget about them.

I’ll return to ID this some other time.

Gingko biloba IDed from afar by the distinct shape and branch angling. The buds are also so big on this tree that you can see them from across the street.

Styphnolobium japonicum (up there on my list of favorite Latin names) IDed by hanging pods that last through winter. I always forget to look at the bark on pagoda trees, to the point that sometimes I can’t remember what it’s supposed to look like.

Ulmus americana IDed by expanding the pictures I took (below) enough that I could kind of see the shape of the buds. They look like American elm flower buds (the leaf buds are probably so small that the photo quality makes them imperceptible). The bark and shape of the tree also match the American elm ID. I was too lazy to bother crossing the street to get a better look, so I definitely want to revisit this one and make sure the buds really do match.

Pyrus calleryana IDed by buds and bark. Interesting string holding a branch upright!