Leaf identification
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Joe Dupre'
Omono
It looks similar to our mulberry. Does it have different shaped leaves on the same tree?
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Mulberry is alternate leaf pattern? The leaf petioles here look opposite.
Mihai
Shohin
Alder maybe. Arin in romanian.
vedecx
Yamadori
That's definitely a leaf...
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Alder is also alternate leaf pattern... no?
eryk2kartman
Chumono
Looks similar to Sorbus intermedia
do you have a photo of the trunk ?
do you have a photo of the trunk ?
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
It's very difficult to identify a tree from a single leaf : manys species have similar leaves, but are from a different genus.
Alernate or opposed ? If opposed, it could be from the genus Acer (maple), among others.
The trunk too can help a bit, but some genus have very different bark (see for instance white/black pines, or various Acer palmatum cultivars - about 1,800 of them !). Flowers are the basis of nomenclature, or taxinomy.
For instance all these about 30 seedlings are "Acer" :
Alernate or opposed ? If opposed, it could be from the genus Acer (maple), among others.
The trunk too can help a bit, but some genus have very different bark (see for instance white/black pines, or various Acer palmatum cultivars - about 1,800 of them !). Flowers are the basis of nomenclature, or taxinomy.
For instance all these about 30 seedlings are "Acer" :
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SuperMarioZZZ
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My first "go to" is Wikipedia, especially if I have a clue or two. Look up the species suggested on Wikipedia, and see if they are good matches.
Most government websites have forestry pages, they are good places to get information on possible candidates for your species.
Most government websites have forestry pages, they are good places to get information on possible candidates for your species.
Any ideas?
When vacationing and around non-native trees I don't recognize, I use an app called PlantSnap[1]. It definitely got me to the right ballpark a number of times but failed miserably on others.
[1] https://www.plantsnap.com/
Orion_metalhead
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I think its actually a Birch of some sort.
atlarsenal
Omono
I don’t know about the tree in question but I want to see this one! I know what it is and it looks like it’s going to be a big sweet-ass tree!
gallina1594
Shohin
Oh man, my mulberry doesn't have a leaf on it that is the same shape as the one next to it
never the same number of lobes or symmetry
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Oh man, my mulberry doesn't have a leaf on it that is the same shape as the one next to it
I only have one small Morus but the leaves are pretty uniform. A guy i occasionally do work for however has a large full size tree and same thing as you. I think leaves become more varied as the tree matures... similar to sassafrass.
SuperMarioZZZ
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Yosemite Goat
Mame
Is the leaf structure the same throughout the tree?
My initial guess would be beech.
My initial guess would be beech.
peterbone
Mame
The community at https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisplant/ are normally very helpful with this kind of thing. I don't see any photos that suggest opposite branching. I'm familiar with most native European species but don't know what this is. It may help to say where you got it from?
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Peter, petioles appeared opposite to me in these spots:
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Birch is also alternate... had to look it up... i have no idea now.
