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Offline ken75

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tree id
« on: February 27, 2011, 12:32:29 pm »
got this one in my yard and no clue what it is . looks like a type of plum but it has never had fruit , although it may be the absence of another tree like it . the flowers on it now are the first time it has gotten flowers in the last four years. maybe someone will know what it is

it does have some knarly thorns several inches long

Offline Pat B

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Re: tree id
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 12:58:34 pm »
Looks like a type of pear. There are ornimental flowering pears(Bradford and their cousins) that either don't bare fruit or insignificant fruit.  It could possibly be a wild plum too but I think it is at least a fruit tree.
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Re: tree id
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 01:05:30 pm »
Looks like a wild crabapple. If not, my next guess would be a pear seedling, as Pat said.
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Offline nclonghunter

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Re: tree id
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 01:07:00 pm »
It appears to be in a yard so it could be an exotic tree from overseas purchased in a nursery, but my first impulse was a "Prickly Apple" variety.  The bark reminds me of an apple tree and the leaf is similar...just a guess.
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Offline ken75

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Re: tree id
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 07:26:40 pm »
thanks for heading me in the right direction i checked google images and compared . it is a wild crabapple , leaves thorns and flowers match . thanks guys

Offline crooketarrow

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Re: tree id
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2011, 11:31:25 am »
  I agree  it's crabapple.
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