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Tree ID

Postby skuna » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:36 pm

I know someone on here knows the proper name for a type of tree that grows in marshy, bottom land areas.....really soft wood, brittle wood and scaly bark. Willow looking leaves and but on short branches. Anybody know?
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Re: Tree ID

Postby jcthorne » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:01 pm

River birch
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Re: Tree ID

Postby hatchdaddy » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:38 pm

Without seeing the tree I will have to agree with jc and say its a River Birch. They have a really shaggy bark that is somewhat tan in color. Beautiful trees and are planted in alot of different landscapes.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby skuna » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:42 pm

yeah, i used to call them River Birch but after seeing some true River Birch i realized they were not. the bark is dark gray.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby SLIM » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:45 pm

Could also be some type of cyress.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby skuna » Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:53 pm

i dont think so. the wood is really soft and they are bad about breaking in high winds. usually the tops break out and they die soon after.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby hatchdaddy » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:05 pm

You got any pics you can post? Hard to Id it without pics.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby skuna » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:08 pm

i dont right now that i know of. i will see if any of my deer cam pics have them in the back ground.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby MudHog » Thu Jun 17, 2010 5:42 am

willow tree?
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Re: Tree ID

Postby southernvaughan » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:03 am

willow leaf oak
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Re: Tree ID

Postby landscaper » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:38 am

Sounds like cypress to me. (Taxodium distichum) Wood can be dry and brittle but I don't know of them being very weak wooded. Look for the "knees"

The only others that come to mind are River Birch (Betula nigra) but they aren't weak wooded either and don't have willow like leaves but have the paper like shaggy bark. Look for lots of surface roots and leaves dropping year round.

Tupelo Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is soft wooded and has an oblong leaf, but not scaly bark. Look for crimson leaves in the fall and "bell bottom" trunks


*I just re-read your question and I guess by proper name you didn't mean scientific name, but if your looking for what it is commonly know as you'll get a dozens of names for the same tree.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby 4dawgma » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:49 am

hey got this bush in my front yard, its got green leaves that are sort of round. what is it? :lol:


I not pickin' on ya really but some pics would help.
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Re: Tree ID

Postby 4dawgma » Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:53 am

I'll also throw Sweetbay Magnolia and Cherry Laurel in the hunt
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Re: Tree ID

Postby timberjack » Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:50 am

I haven't commented 'cause without pics its gonna be almost impossible to ID the tree, could be anything, get us some pics......
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Re: Tree ID

Postby Double R 2 » Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:02 pm

timberjack wrote:I haven't commented 'cause without pics its gonna be almost impossible to ID the tree, could be anything, get us some pics......


gotta be a blue gum or a swamp poplar
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