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Offline Sidmand

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need help id'ing this tree
« on: February 20, 2014, 08:02:49 pm »
I need some help id'ing this tree.  I think its a flowering plum or cherry, but I'm not sure.  I am sure I'm going to get some staves out of it, just want to know what kind.
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Offline huisme

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 08:40:50 pm »
That's a cherry.
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Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 08:42:34 pm »
Black cherry.
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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 09:09:14 pm »
Wasn't sure about that. Delicious >:D
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50#@26"
Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Sidmand

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 09:13:04 pm »
I thought that black cherry had a rough bark.  Granted, this isn't a very old tree, maybe that explains the bark?

Next question, any gotchas making a selfbow from cherry?
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Offline huisme

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 09:50:44 pm »
The bark looks all but identical to my dozen or so black cherries.
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Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline Crogacht

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 11:26:00 pm »
It's friday afternoon here, just got home from work and what a long week it's been.

I looked at that third photo of yours and thought... "well, it looks more like some kind of pine to me."

I think I'll go have a lie down :P
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Offline PatM

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2014, 11:33:56 pm »
Black Cherry here seems to have the scaly bark from a very early stage.
 I would just guess that it is a Prunus of some sort.  ;)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2014, 11:56:53 pm »
Choke cherry, again. Black cherry has bark like a pine tree sorta. Real dark. It also looks like it has the little whitish bumps. Which is choke cherry.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2014, 11:59:08 pm »
That's bark is grey it looks like, choke cherry bark almost looks like a birch bark. I have a bajillion of them around my yard on the hedge rows. Tough little mothers! Cleared a bunch of the last summer. All small
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Offline Blaflair2

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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 12:02:52 am »
Also from what I see that makes me think choke cherry is the bark almost looks horizontally wrapped around the tree not vertically. If u cut one u won't see heart wood. It's all basically the same. Light pinkish
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Offline Pat B

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 12:12:01 am »
Check the flowers in the spring when it blooms.
 Any of the cherries should make a bow. The back will be right under the bark.
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Offline PatM

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2014, 12:24:32 am »
Be nice to know where this tree is actually growing and whether it was planted or naturally occurring. Lots of Prunus trees in the world. Lots.
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Offline Mohawk13

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2014, 01:36:16 am »
Looks like the Mountain Ash I have growing in My front yard,,,
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: need help id'ing this tree
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2014, 01:38:55 am »
Is that some kind of yew behind it lining the driveway?
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