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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Tree ID
« on: June 25, 2014, 11:11:10 pm »
Pretty sure it is a Mulberry.
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Offline Tyke

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2014, 11:17:21 pm »
It looks like it might be made of wood
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Offline J05H

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2014, 11:20:38 pm »
Quote from: selfsufficient tyke on June 25, 2014, 11:17:21 pm
It looks like it might be made of wood
Hmm, I'm not so sure. ;)
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2014, 11:23:44 pm »
Thanks Tyke. Not like we haven't stood under this tree for 20 minutes now wondering if it were wood or not.
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Offline J05H

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2014, 11:27:22 pm »
Could you guys post a pic showing the leaves? I'm sure it will help you get an answer.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2014, 11:31:36 pm »
Here you go.
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Offline Tyke

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2014, 11:37:34 pm »
Those look just like mullberry leaves i googled it
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Offline SeanStuart

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2014, 11:45:06 pm »
Mulberry leaves that I have seen usually have a thumb on one side or the other, or both, on at least some of the leaves. Bark looks right though. Where are you guys at?
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Offline J05H

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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2014, 11:54:51 pm »
I can't really tell you what it is, but I don't believe its mulberry. The leaves are a little large and they're too uniform. The shape of the leaves should vary and as far as I could determine, Mulberry only grows wild in the eastern half of the country. I believe you guys are in Utah, correct?
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2014, 11:55:02 pm »
Yes looks like mulberry
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Offline okie64

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2014, 12:00:45 am »
Its mulberry, pretty good bow wood.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2014, 12:03:23 am »
If you can cut a branch mulberry will have a darker heartwood and it might have a white latex like sap. Do you see any sign of fruit?
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Offline Tyke

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2014, 12:35:35 am »
Yeah pat it has fruit thats why we thought maybe mullberry but the berrys were small around3/8"
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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2014, 07:19:14 am »
Basal shoots of trees, such as the one your pictured with the leaves, are often somewhat poor tools for identification. The leaves in these shoots can deviate from the actual leaf shape, size or color of the main branches in a tree. This depends on the species, though, but for identification purposes you always need to use the leaves of the higher branches and not the basal shoots.
Those fruits are also very easy and important tools for identification. Just saying that the are 3/8" big is pretty useless info. They could be unripe and grow up to 10"... Take a picture of the fruits, if possible. They may be laying on the ground if the tree is too big to reach up. Mulberries are very easy to identify by the fruits.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: Tree ID
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2014, 07:22:24 am »
Its mullberry
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