It makes sense that the ailanthus would have been the tree in Brooklyn because that monster can grow anywhere in the city! There's one growing in my neighbors courtyard down stairs in about 2 inches of soil. And it was not planted there on purpose. Jenny
On Mar 3, 3:30 pm, Barry Caselli <[email protected]> wrote: > I have not heard of the Cork Tree. But Ailanthus, that I have heard of. > I've read that it's considered a weed, and it is the tree referred to in the > title of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." > Barry > > --- On Tue, 3/3/09, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: JennyNYC <[email protected]> > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Winter ID #3 > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 5:52 AM > > Cork Tree!!!!! The NY Bot. Gard. is aggressively removing these guys, > along with the ailanthus, and others. > > This is great, because I can compare the other trees that y'all > guessed with this tree to see the similarities and then further refine > my id text. > > Thank you so much! Gotta figure out a prize. We planted 500 saplings > in the fall so I I'll name one for you and send a pic?. White oak, > black oak, white ash, spicebush, sassafras, red maple, and a few > others I can't remember. Hopefully they will establish themselves in > the spots where the cork, ailanthus and the other tree have been > removed. > > So great to get this feedback .And I figured out a better way to post > pix so you can see the previous posts with the current. (That may not > make any sense....!) > > Jenny > > On Mar 3, 5:49 am, Jeff LaCoy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Cork tree? :) > > > On Mar 2, 11:15 pm, JennyNYC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Close! This twig pic may not help as it's similar to the > ailanthus, > > > but the leaf scars on mystery tree are opposite instead of alternate. > > > Also ailanthus has no terminal bud and this one does. > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nIEmMvRNIm7KW45XvgRujw?authkey=G... > > > > On Mar 2, 10:43 pm, Randy Brown <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > ailanthus? (tree of heaven) > > > > > On Mar 2, 2009, at 10:25 PM, JennyNYC wrote: > > > > > > Winter ID Tree#3 - 2nd photo > > > > > > hint (if you need one) - I jabbed my pruners into the side > of this to > > > > > show the inside and the arborists at NYBG didn't mind > > > > > > I'll stick to the link.... > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Pg49sL9Q0M-xtN5si2wmEQ?authkey=G... > > > > > > On Mar 2, 10:17 pm, Steve Galehouse > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> Looks like Ginkgo. > > > > > >> Steve > > > > > >> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:28 PM, JennyNYC > > <[email protected]> > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>> Trying to post these winter tree pix one at a time. > I have 2 more of > > > > >>> the same species. Any guesses anyone? > > > > > >>> Link: > > >>>http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oHIqSY6D4EIAudu1PdKKYg?authkey=G > > > > >>> ... > > > > > >>> Attempt to embed image: > > > > > >>> <table > > style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http:// > > picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oHIqSY6D4EIAudu1PdKKYg? > > authkey=Gv1sRgCJX0g8j85OHe1wE&feat=embedwebsite<http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oHIqSY6D4EIAudu1PdKKYg?%0Aauthke...> > > > >>> >"><img > > > > >>> src="http:// > > lh3.ggpht.com/_sbBAmRxfNbM/SayUtC5iEAI/AAAAAAAABWg/rYcdiiC_Kk4/s144/ > > DSC02431.JPG<http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sbBAmRxfNbM/SayUtC5iEAI/AAAAAAAABWg/rYcdiiC_Kk4...> > > > >>> >" > > /></a></td></tr><tr><td > style="font-family:arial,sans-> > > >>> serif; font-size:11px; > > text-align:right">From <a href="http://> > > >>> > picasaweb.google.com/JennifDudley/WinterID3? > > authkey=Gv1sRgCJX0g8j85OHe1wE&feat=embedwebsite<http://picasaweb.google.com/JennifDudley/WinterID3?%0Aauthkey=Gv1sRgC... > > > > > > > >>> ">winterID#3</a></td></ > > > > >>> tr></table> > > >>>http://lh3.ggpht.com/_sbBAmRxfNbM/SayUtC5iEAI/AAAAAAAABWg/rYcdiiC_Kk4 > > > > >>> ... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
