Species identification ? Do you know?

[Bonsailane]

So I'm back scouting areas that people are using to dump their trash for possible collected material , and I found this little guy but I don't know what species of plant he is .
Does anyone have any ideas ?

 

[M. Frary]

My first guess without even looking is foemina.

 

[Bonsailane]

I'm leaning more towards a "turkey oak" noticed the hair coming from the buds .
That's just my guess

 

[Rid]

Maybe hickory

 

[M. Frary]

Pussy willow.

 

[jeremy_norbury]

I'd have said Elm looking at the bark and Ash looking at the buds. I read @Rid - we don't have Hickory here, but they're compound leaves too, right?

 

[Stan Kengai]

Maybe hickory

I second hickory. You can clearly see hickory leaves to the left tree in your first and last pictures.

 

[Vance Wood]

To be honest with you it looks like one of those waste of time trees beginners often discover in the woods that have roots so deep they cannot be harvested without an excavator.

 

[Bonsailane]

Hickory might be the answer ,
But trying to save a tree where people are dumping their trash would never be a waste of time even for a beginner like myself ,

And if I'm not mistaken isn't there a Way to dig A trench around the tree and cut all major routes ,then feeling in with good soil to promote root growth .
So that way the following year you can come back and Dig it up ?

 

[Vance Wood]

Hickory might be the answer ,
But trying to save a tree where people are dumping their trash would never be a waste of time even for a beginner like myself ,

And if I'm not mistaken isn't there a Way to dig A trench around the tree and cut all major routes ,then feeling in with good soil to promote root growth .
So that way the following year you can come back and Dig it up ?

It is talked about but truthfully, and I am not trying to discourage you, practices like this are considered by people just getting into bonsai and even tried but seldom successfully. It take follow up a year latter and usually by that time you will have moved on. Go to a nursery and find a nice Juniper or if you like indoor stuff a Ficus and have a go at something a bit more predictable. Sometimes these trees in the woods will not root as reliably as predicted or expected, or imagined. Saving a tree from destruction is not necessarily the goal of bonsai unless you want to bonsai an entire forest.

 

[Rid]

I'd have said Elm looking at the bark and Ash looking at the buds. I read @Rid - we don't have Hickory here, but they're compound leaves too, right?

Whoops, did not look at the location. I Hickory based on the compound leaves as you thought.

 

[Bonsailane]

I do appreciate your opinion

It is talked about but truthfully, and I am not trying to discourage you, practices like this are considered by people just getting into bonsai and even tried but seldom successfully. It take follow up a year latter and usually by that time you will have moved on. Go to a nursery and find a nice Juniper or if you like indoor stuff a Ficus and have a go at something a bit more predictable. Sometimes these trees in the woods will not root as reliably as predicted or expected, or imagined. Saving a tree from destruction is not necessarily the goal of bonsai unless you want to bonsai an entire forest.

Your opinion is noted ,
And I will take it into consideration ,thank you.
But I have been doing this for a couple of years now And it is true that some die but there are also some that have survived .
I would rather try to save 100 and only have one survive ,then never have tried at all

 

[M. Frary]

Saving a tree from destruction is not necessarily the goal of bonsai unless you want to bonsai an entire forest

I agree.
And not all trees are suitable for bonsai.
Why dig up a tree that you don't even know what it is?
Saving trees is a nice thought but in the end this tree really has nothing going for it except that it's small right now.

 

[sorce]

Saving trees

I'm having a hard time with this part....
I mean....
It's a great excuse...

But we found at least a hubcap in dudes pic....

Where's all the trash that makes this area unsafe for these trees to live?

Is it trash or compost they are dumping?

Lol!

Whatever "Story" one has to tell themselves!

Sorce

 

[Bonsailane]

I was wanting to get identification before I dug this tree up ,,,,
there's potential in every tree .

 

[Bonsailane]

I'm having a hard time with this part....
I mean....
It's a great excuse...

But we found at least a hubcap in dudes pic....

Where's all the trash that makes this area unsafe for these trees to live?

Is it trash or compost they are dumping?

Lol!

Whatever "Story" one has to tell themselves!

Sorce

I apologize sorce .
I'll try better next time

 

[Tycoss]

While it may be technically true that there is potential in every tree, it really depends on how much time and skill you are willing to invest, and how creative you are willing to be with the design. Also, "defects" like big leaves, long internodes or a difficult growth habit will have to be corrected or lived with.

 

[Waltron]

looks infested.

 

[Bonsailane]

While it may be technically true that there is potential in every tree, it really depends on how much time and skill you are willing to invest, and how creative you are willing to be with the design. Also, "defects" like big leaves, long internodes or a difficult growth habit will have to be corrected or lived with.

That is a great response ,thank you very much.
I will definitely keep it in mind .

 

[Bonsailane]

looks infested.

What do you think it might be infested with.
So I'll know in the future