Thursday, July 31, 2008

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...



(Click on leaf pages to see bigger.)




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

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