what is this plant ?

cherokee_greg · 11-02-2009, 02:24 PM

anyone know what this is

thanks

sunfish · 11-02-2009, 02:39 PM

The leaves look similar to cottonwood

cherokee_greg · 11-02-2009, 02:53 PM

someone told me on davesgarden.com that it may be a rebud. It looks more like the cottonwood. Im not sure now.

sandy0225 · 11-02-2009, 03:26 PM

It's not a redbud. They have heart shaped leaves. They are very common here. It looks like a cottonwood or maybe something similar in leaf shape like an aspen.

LilRaverBoi · 11-02-2009, 08:34 PM

Yeah, definitely not a redbud...as Sandy said, they have heart-shaped leaves....like so:

I would say it looks like either a cottonwood or aspen.

cherokee_greg · 11-03-2009, 11:11 AM

I beleve this is it
Chinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen
Triadica sebifera

Plant and Tree Identification: SOLVED: what is this one ???????????

Im taking ot out by what the feedback says its a nightmare plant !!!!!!!!!!

Thanks all for the help

sbl · 11-03-2009, 11:49 AM

I'm not sure that is a popcorn tree--the leaves look a little different to me --a little too wide and the stem on popcorn trees is usually much thicker. They are an invasive exotic around here, but they are not all bad--birds do eat them and I have heard that the oil can be used for diesel fuel. They are one of the few trees around here that provide fall color.

Bananaman88 · 11-03-2009, 12:43 PM

Does it have any thorns along the stem?

sunfish · 11-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Were did the plant come from. That may help .

cherokee_greg · 11-03-2009, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Does it have any thorns along the stem?

no thorns well actually I donot know I did not look close enough it may but it does not look like it does from a distance

cherokee_greg · 11-03-2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunfish

Were did the plant come from. That may help .

the birds must have planted it there is also a flower close to it that I did not plant. I just let things grow in this area as long as there not a weed

jrozier · 11-03-2009, 09:08 PM

It looks like a popcorn tree to me.

Bananaman88 · 11-04-2009, 12:49 PM

I asked about thorns because I was thinking maybe it was an Erythrina, but maybe not.

lorax · 11-04-2009, 02:47 PM

Not an Erythrina - the leaves on those are opposite, not spirally arranged, and I have yet to encounter one (and we have many different species here) that has that particular leaf shape.

I'd go with Popcorn Tree as well.

Bananaman88 · 11-05-2009, 01:06 PM

Is popcorn tree the same as Chinese Tallow? We have tons of Chinese Tallow here and they are very invasive. I saw some this morning and they look almost exactly like the picture above. I didn't have my camera with me or I would have taken a picture to compare.

sbl · 11-05-2009, 01:18 PM

Popcorn tree is the same as chinese tallow. I have them growing in my yard, but I am telling you--those leaves do not look the same. I will get a picture.

There are several trees I know that have similar looking leaves--aspen, cottonwood, lombardy poplar.

Here is a picture of some popcorn tree leaves:

Second edit: I have a field guide to trees and looking at the leaves of Aspen and Lombardy Poplar (cottonwood is serrated), they are similar, but no more like the leaf you have than the popcorn. There is one thing that may help--popcorn tree leaves turn red in fall--Aspen turns yellow.

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