Jenny- The tree behind is likely a European bird cherry, Prunus padus, but Ailanthus is common as an invasive here. Certainly Amur honeysuckle. Spicebush is just showing bud-break, any witch-hazel with flowers now is not native to the North-East or Mid-West. Around here, Amelanchiers are the first native trees to display showy flowers, Ohio buckeyes are the first to leaf out. If you'd like "bark study" photos to use, I'd be glad to supply some.
Steve On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:37 PM, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Steve. > > I'm so jealous you have such easy access to what seems like a > northeastern tree emporium! I gotta take the subway and a bus. Ugh. > > That river birch bark is crazy. I haven't seen one in the BG Forest, > but there must be one. Or in the Bronx Park Forest just north. > > On the branch picture my eyes immediately went to the bark on the tree > behind the birch. It looks like Ailanthus. And the twig sprouting > green looks like amur honeysuckle. I am probably wrong, but I went out > to a park in Queens yesterday that was overrun with these invasives so > I think I see them everywhere! I cut twigs from a honeysuckle, a > spicebush, and a witchhazel and put them in a glass of water to see > what happens. I got a nice dogwood twig too. Also, something from a > tree I don't know. It has cute furry buds (not like magnolia). I'll > take a picture. Oh, and a locust - don't know which kind, probably > black. > > Thanks again for the great pix and info. > Jenny > > On Apr 3, 5:51 pm, Steve Galehouse <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jenny- > > > > I just went out and took a hike to get the pics of river birch--the tree > is > > fairly mature; the branch pic is from a fallen branch. There were no > trees > > of similar size to yours in this area, but I'll keep looking. > > > > Steve > > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:16 PM, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Steve and Peter, > > > > > This is interesting about the branching being more or less at a right > > > angle and a good way to id- easy to see in your pic, Steve - but not > > > apparent in whatever tree this guy is in my pic. > > > > > And I forgot to mention that yes, t it could be some ornamental > > > renegade of course, since it's in the Bot. Gar. > > > > > Great pic of the cherry/sweet birch. Please do post the river birch > > > pic. > > > > > Thanks! > > > Jenny > > > > > > > > River birch bark.jpg > > 280KViewDownload > > > > River birch branch.jpg > > 173KViewDownload > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
