tree heaven

7.31.08
Capitol Park - studying & self testing for tree id
Perfect place for it - lots of different kinds of trees, lots & lots of them labeled. They give tree tours here, but I'm just taking myself around on my own special wandering journey...



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Bald Cypress - actually alot like Dawn Redwood



Large leaved linden






Red Oak



Red Oak



Didn't recognize Japanese Pagoda Tree without flowers or beans - later found a few tiny beans -



Swallowtail on Valley Oak









Flowering cherry



Flowering cherry






Found Chinese wingnut trees while moving my car (only parking for two hours!) Three on O Street between 135h & 14th.






Eucalyptus spp.









Dawn Redwood



Colorado Spruce



Mislabeled eucalyptus - two both commonly called silver dollar gum - this actually E. Cinera-






Silver dollar gum E. polyanthemos






River She Oak



River She Oak



Carob tree with bean






Check out the thorns on the Hawthorn!









Fruit on California Buckeye



River Birch

hunting

7.30.08
Hunting - from master tree list -

Started at Westwood Park - found two kinds of hackberries

European hackberry



Chinese hackberry



Supposed to be Desert Willow but is Chitalpa - related but not the same -



Chitalpa



Chitalpa



Found the Bottle Tree -



Unusual growth habit






Confirmed by it's distinctive bell-shaped flowers


Spotted a nice Fig for a photo



Found not just one but several Kentucky Coffee Trees planted on the same street



Kentucky coffee tree



Kentucky coffee tree


Went over to the Cemetery to see what trees are there - and visit Joe & Susan - most no problem to id - did collect leaves from some


Huge old Italian Cypress there



Italian Stone Pine



Chasteberry



Japanese Zelkova



Japanese Zelkova leaves