Identify this tree?
I saw this tree in Central Park, NY. Can anyone identify it?
identification trees
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
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I saw this tree in Central Park, NY. Can anyone identify it?
identification trees
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26
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I saw this tree in Central Park, NY. Can anyone identify it?
identification trees
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
I saw this tree in Central Park, NY. Can anyone identify it?
identification trees
identification trees
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
asked Dec 31 '18 at 22:01
rbhat
436210
436210
I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26
add a comment |
I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26
I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26
I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26
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White/pink flowers before leaves, combined with the light spotty bark on the new shoots indicates a Magnolia. Possibly a star or saucer magnolia, hard to say at this point.
Edit: also in favour of Magnolia is the somewhat crazy branch/twig structure and the way it repairs itself after damage. Magnolia is dramatic due to its tendency to flower very early in the year (this one might do well to slow up and wait until about February) but otherwise is an untidy looking small tree, in detail, but is quite acceptable in overall shape/form from a distance.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
Colin Beckingham
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I think this might work? Aesculus hippocastanum or Horse Chestnut. Were you able to see any leaves lying on the ground?
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
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It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
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White/pink flowers before leaves, combined with the light spotty bark on the new shoots indicates a Magnolia. Possibly a star or saucer magnolia, hard to say at this point.
Edit: also in favour of Magnolia is the somewhat crazy branch/twig structure and the way it repairs itself after damage. Magnolia is dramatic due to its tendency to flower very early in the year (this one might do well to slow up and wait until about February) but otherwise is an untidy looking small tree, in detail, but is quite acceptable in overall shape/form from a distance.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
Colin Beckingham
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White/pink flowers before leaves, combined with the light spotty bark on the new shoots indicates a Magnolia. Possibly a star or saucer magnolia, hard to say at this point.
Edit: also in favour of Magnolia is the somewhat crazy branch/twig structure and the way it repairs itself after damage. Magnolia is dramatic due to its tendency to flower very early in the year (this one might do well to slow up and wait until about February) but otherwise is an untidy looking small tree, in detail, but is quite acceptable in overall shape/form from a distance.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
Colin Beckingham
6,087326
add a comment |
White/pink flowers before leaves, combined with the light spotty bark on the new shoots indicates a Magnolia. Possibly a star or saucer magnolia, hard to say at this point.
Edit: also in favour of Magnolia is the somewhat crazy branch/twig structure and the way it repairs itself after damage. Magnolia is dramatic due to its tendency to flower very early in the year (this one might do well to slow up and wait until about February) but otherwise is an untidy looking small tree, in detail, but is quite acceptable in overall shape/form from a distance.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
Colin Beckingham
6,087326
White/pink flowers before leaves, combined with the light spotty bark on the new shoots indicates a Magnolia. Possibly a star or saucer magnolia, hard to say at this point.
Edit: also in favour of Magnolia is the somewhat crazy branch/twig structure and the way it repairs itself after damage. Magnolia is dramatic due to its tendency to flower very early in the year (this one might do well to slow up and wait until about February) but otherwise is an untidy looking small tree, in detail, but is quite acceptable in overall shape/form from a distance.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
Colin Beckingham
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
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I think this might work? Aesculus hippocastanum or Horse Chestnut. Were you able to see any leaves lying on the ground?
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
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It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
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I think this might work? Aesculus hippocastanum or Horse Chestnut. Were you able to see any leaves lying on the ground?
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
37.6k21968
It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
add a comment |
I think this might work? Aesculus hippocastanum or Horse Chestnut. Were you able to see any leaves lying on the ground?
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
37.6k21968
I think this might work? Aesculus hippocastanum or Horse Chestnut. Were you able to see any leaves lying on the ground?
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
37.6k21968
edited Dec 31 '18 at 22:32
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
37.6k21968
answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 22:26
stormy
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37.6k21968
It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
add a comment |
It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
It's not likely to be a horse chestnut growing in New York, unless that picture was taken 9 months ago. The buds sometimes don't burst until April in the UK, and never before March.
– alephzero
Dec 31 '18 at 23:14
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
In London UK, horse chestnuts usually in flower late April or May, well after the leaves have appeared...unlikely to be Aesculus if these are actually flower buds
– Bamboo
Jan 1 at 1:05
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I see everyone thinks they're flowerbuds - but are they? They could be leaf buds which sit there till the time is right, your image doesn't magnify too well to see clearly... if they're not flowers, are the buds furry or fuzzy on the outside? And how big is the tree? Impossible to tell from the image, can you add another photo that displays the whole tree so we can see growth habit please?
– Bamboo
Dec 31 '18 at 23:26