01 A Summer Flowering Tree of a Type I Don't Know... by Canon Image Challenge

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12-Aug-2022	Traveller

...initially I thought it was a Jacaranda, but upon checking not so...but it is a tree, in flower...lol

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Canon Image Challenge		17-Aug-2022 14:02
Dave - not a rule, but a great guideline. We used to have river birch at our MI house, and some had a couple of trunks coming from the root ball. See https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/river-birch-betula-nigra/ where they say "Although it naturally forms just a single trunk, it is frequently sold in multiple-trunked form with two to five trunks per tree." A good tree vs shrub article is https://www.thespruce.com/the-difference-between-trees-and-shrubs-3269804 It says" The generally acknowledged definition of a tree, according to Utah State University (USU), is a woody plant having one erect perennial stem (trunk) at least 3 inches in diameter at a point 4 1/2 feet above the ground, a definitely formed crown of foliage, and a mature height of at least 13 feet." In Madera Canyon, we have a Hackberry tree standing almost next to a Hackberry bush. The berries are also a bit different. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		17-Aug-2022 11:27
Is that an absolute rule, Jim? We have a multi-trunk river birch that I'm pretty certain is a tree. Or maybe it's actually multiple trees? Dave

Canon Image Challenge		16-Aug-2022 02:12
Single trunk = tree. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		16-Aug-2022 01:55
This does have a single trunk, which is why I thought of it as a tree. But I guess you are right also, multi stocks is what is the dividing line. Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		14-Aug-2022 03:21
I’d classify our as a shrub, multi stocks rather than a single trunk. I’ve seen some big ones in North Carolina that I’d call a small tree. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		13-Aug-2022 22:17
A tree it is. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		13-Aug-2022 21:32
This was about 13 feet tall,then some of the branches merging with other nearby trees (which is what this shot is of)...It didn't look like a shrub to me...but I guess I think of shrubs as being smaller...so to me a tree it is...lol....Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		13-Aug-2022 21:17
Lagerstroemia, commonly known as crape myrtle, is a genus of around 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs native to the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, northern Australia, and other parts of Oceania, cultivated in warmer climates around the world. Wikipedia So you need to look at the trunk to determine whether it is a tree or a shrub. Jim

Canon Image Challenge		13-Aug-2022 20:51
I think I can help you out here big T! We have a variety of this in our front yard and it’s a crepe myrtle. It’s a beautiful bush but last year the Japanese beetles had their way with them and recently another pest that has taken a liken is the aphids. Always a fight!!! Paul

Canon Image Challenge		13-Aug-2022 16:49
Beautiful and colorful summer flowers. Jim

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