Questions tagged [trees]
Common classification for perennial plants with woody, elongated stems.
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Australian Tree Identification - maybe pine?
Can you help identify this species?
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It was growing next to the Yarra River (maybe 10 meters from the bank) in Melbourne. At first I thought it was a type of ...
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Spruce growing high up in a maple trunk: Can a partially rotted trunk completely sustain another tree?
I've come across a spruce tree that is growing 15ft up in the crotch of a sugar maple tree:
According to Google StreetView, the spruce has been there since before 2007 (over 10 years ago!).
I've ...
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What is Growing on These Tree Leaves? (Image)
I found a seemingly diseased tree when I was out playing tennis yesterday... What is growing on this tree leaf? Is this a disease? If so, is it contagious? I have zero knowledge in botany, but I'm ...
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What tree is this?
Can you please help me to identify this mystery tree. I have been trying to identify it for four years (Leafsnap app didn't help). Here are a few things about the tree.
All the leaf veins are ...
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Help ID this South Indian fruit-bearing tree
So there's this fruit-bearing tree near my house in Kerala, South India. A senior neighbor of mine tells me that this fruit is edible. I tried it out, and it tastes alright. I want to ID this plant, ...
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Why do birches have a white bark?
Several species of the tree genres Betula have a white bark,especially when they are young. This is quite peculiar to trees - at least in central Europe; so I'm wondering if there is a ecological ...
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What is this small tree?
I found a dozen of these small trees in a local park that is just an overgrown homestead. The leaves look something like an elder but the flower clusters surrounded by white, four petaled false ...
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Are these birch or aspen trees?
I was just wondering if anybody could help me identify the trees in this image? I am confused as to whether they are aspen or birch, a mix of the two, or whether the brown/reddish trees are some other ...
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Squirrel nest construction
I've often wondered how squirrels -- specifically, eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) make their nests. Specifically, I've been curious about how they "weave" everything together to make ...
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What kind of tree is this — why do its huge leaves change shape and "grow fingers"?
Edit 2: Confirmation that it's one tree!
Surrounding trees on either side along the sidewalk are completely different, and the ones on the other side of the fence are short and have rounded but far ...
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Is the chemical composition of urine detrimental or beneficial for a tree?
Seeing as a lot of people around the world urinate against trees it came to mind that I never thought about how the tree responds to this.
Is it detrimental for a tree if people urinate against them?
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At what temporal scales do forest structures change?
At which time scales do forest stand characteristics (i.e. stand density, species composition, & diameter distributions) change in a temperate European forest which is not managed?
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What type of tree is this?
I photographed this group of trees a couple of years ago at the northern tip of Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay. Any idea what species these are?
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How long does DNA last in wood?
I was wondering if it's possible to find out if the wood of the table I bought is from the same tree of the chair in the same set. Most likely not, but I was wondering if it's theoretically possible ...
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What is the name of this tree with compound leaves?
Can anyone tell me what is the name of this tree?
It was found in Northern US.
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What type of tree is this?
This is a tree that I have been growing. I'm wondering if this is a mulberry, and if so, what kind? Location is Arizona.
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Why do some trees in California have dead brown leaves but also new green leaves?
It's Autumn 2015, and I just saw a tree that had mainly dead brown leaves but also some new small green leaves growing. Why didn't the tree just keep its old leaves? Does it think we are in spring ...
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Australian Tree Identification Help
I am looking at identifying a tree for a friend who lives outside of Melbourne. Being from Tennessee in the US, we don't have anything very similar to this at all and it doesn't look like any of the ...
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What is this fruit?
There is a hairy hard shell (looking like a small kiwi), which naturally breaks, and under it there is brain-shaped red sweet flesh, half-covering the smooth black seed.
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What is the fate of the typical tree?
Walking through the local established broadleaf forests dominated by oak and tulip poplar (Eastern U.S.), it is common to find patches of young tree saplings, say 10-20 oak or tulip poplar saplings ...
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Identifying a shrub with unusual "many shoots" growth behavior
While recently hiking in the southern mountains of New Hampshire, we came across a plant, and some of them were exhibiting what we interpreted to be a disease, or least unusual growth. On some of the ...
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What is this species of tree?
In my city, there is a unique tree, with thorns all over it. I would like to know - what species is this?
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How related are trees?
I was surprised to see how far apart macadamia and hazelnuts are from each other. I always thought all trees had a common ancestor that was also a tree. But that doesn't seem to be the case? Did wood ...
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Palm Tree Identification
I need help identifying this particular palm tree. Unfortunately, I don’t have many details to give, and I’m by no means one to say I’m even an amateur at plant identification. We are unsure of its ...
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Tree ID request
We have a small tree (more like a shrub) in our village in North Eastern Anatolia, and it is known for its local name which is not Turkish. Even worse, I don't know which language it is, but most ...
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Identify this tree?
I found this tree in Crete, Greece close to the sea, planted next to a building. Since I haven't seen this tree anywhere else in the island, I suppose it was planted by someone. Here are some pictures ...
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Less oxygen in winter?
Since Oxygen is produced by photosynthesis, would there be less oxygen in the air in winter, where the trees shed their leaves and the sun generally shines a lot less? If yes, would that be a ...
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Branch taking over a tree trunk
I stumbled upon a birch growing in sandy soil in a coniferous forest in central Russia.
It looks like over time the tree trunk got bent towards the trail and one of the branches became the new trunk ...
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Can you help identify this tree from my garden?
The picture is an evergreen tree.
I have seen very similar trees in Northern Italy. I would appreciate any help.
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What sort of seed pod is this?
My son found this floating in a stream in Massachusetts, in the northeastern US. It was intact when he found it, but he cracked it open to see what was inside. I did some Google image searching, but ...
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Trees growing around objects vs pushing them away. Where is the threshold?
If a tree grows against a taut wire then the tree will grow around it, eventually enveloping the entire wire. This often scars the tree, and if the wire is thick enough, it will interrupt nutrient ...
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Why do quaking aspens quake?
I've just finished reading The Hidden Lives of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
According to the author, the advantage of shaking the leaves is that both sides of the leaf are ...
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Why does this plum/apricot hybrid look like brains?
Why does this plum/apricot hybrid look like brains?
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Here's a photo of what a normal fruit on the tree looks like.
Location is Zone 5, east of Toronto.
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Do trees in a forest generally grow in a lattice formation?
The closest arrangement of trees in which they are at least a certain distance away from each other is a triangular lattice, much like a honeycomb. I wonder if you tend to see this sort of arrangement ...
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What kind of tree is this?
I live in Denmark, Europe and was going for a walk on a beautiful cemetary in the city. I saw this tree and would like to know what species it is.
Unfortunately i have no photos of the tree from a ...
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Leaf formation on unknown tree: cocoon or something else?
A small tree in my yard has leaves which appears to double over themselves. The first two pictures show this phenomena, and the third is the same tree to maybe aid identification.
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How to correctly and accurately identify a few species of trees from their leaves?
I want to identify a tree from one of the 12 species listed based on observing their branch and leaves. Is there quick and neat way to do it?
Red Oak, White Oak, Red Maple, Striped Maple, Tulip ...
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Can anyone ID this flower plant by the photo?
Can someone identify this plant? It has big red flowers when it flowers! Not sure if it is native, but it is in my grandmothers garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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What might a supposed “tree enzyme” be — injected into a Morton Bay Fig tree?
I was recently visiting Fremantle in Western Australia and noticed a large Morton Bay Fig tree in Kings square in the centre. Apparently the health of this tree had been declining, but they hope that ...
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Tree identification - Oregon
A bit west of Portland. It doesn't look native to me, and we didn't plant it. This is the first year it flowered, so I decided to see if I can get it identified. If it matters, the flowers are ...
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Identification of an unusual tree
Location : Lyon, France
I think it's one of the laziest trees I've ever seen XD
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What is this (seed/berry)-like object and where is it coming from?
I've been finding these little green (seed/berry) like objects in my garden for three years now.
This picture shows either a large variant or simply a later lifecycle stage of development.
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Why are the genomes of some trees so large?
For example, the current largest known genome belongs to a tree: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-largest-genome-ever-sequenced-belongs-to-a-tree
I have heard that this could potentially be ...
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Best methodology to compare computed phylogeny tree with taxonomy?
I have computed a phylogenetic tree using an alignement of sequences, and I would like to :
Compare it to the "known" taxonomy (uniprot/ncbi which I know is not
the most up to date one) and extract a ...
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Does the bending of a tree's trunk in the wind stimulate and strengthen root growth?
Recently Southern California experienced extreme wind velocities and afterwards the news reported over 300 trees had fallen in San Diego County. I had either heard or read somewhere that the action of ...
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How does one calculate the amount of oxygen produced by trees?
I'm currently working on a project to measure the impact of tree planting.
Calculating the amount of oxygen seems harder than I imagined.
Of-course there's the type and size of the tree and the ...
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Mesophytic Climax community in succession?
My textbook says that in all cases of ecological succession (xerarch, hydrarch, etc.), the ultimate climax community, assuming constancy of environment, is a mesic community. Xeric or hydric pioneers ...
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Can someone help me to identify what kind of pear is this?
I went to my local groceries supermarket (in Lima, Peru) and found this cheerful looking pear named locally as "pera canela". But I found it weird as the only variety which I'm aware of is Packham's ...
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Why do pine stands exist?
I live in the midwestern United States. I cycle to work, sometimes on heavily wooded roads, and I can't help but notice that in most places within the surrounding deciduous forests Pine and evergreen ...
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Coniferous tree with alternating bunches of short needles (Toronto area)
What species of tree is this?
Location: East of Toronto, zone 6; urban
Date of photos: May 10, 2022
Diameter at breast height: ~18 inches
Height: ~30 ft
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