Tree I.D. help please

[frozenoak]

I'm sure if I walked into a nursery with these photo's it'd be a matter of seconds before I knew but I can't seem to find this tree described anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.

Tree
Trunk
Flower
Fine branch structure

Thanks,
Dale

 

[milehigh_7]

It appears to be a bottlebrush or Callistemon.

 

[nathanbs]

I used to call that a cork tree and up until I started bonsai and discovered cork oaks I thought thats where cork came from

 

[Poink88]

That looks like Eucalyptus to me but I am not certain.

Can you sample the leaf? The aroma of crushed eucalyptus is very telling.

 

[misfit11]

It appears to be a bottlebrush or Callistemon.

I totally agree. I often see red flowered varieties around here but that's what you've got. I've actually seen some nice bottlebrush bonsai, FWIW:

http://www.google.com/search?q=call...XxigKR6oDwCw&ved=0CAQQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=686

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I agree with Dario, the brush flower, if you look close, the stamens (fuzz) are coming out of fairly large (looks like over 1/2 inch) cups. The cups holding the flower is characteristic of Eucalyptus. The are common in California urban landscapes and reforestation projects. They were tried in reforestation projects, but their use was discontinued maybe 20 years ago, when it was realized how invasive some species can be.

Most Callistemon are shrubs, rare to get very tall. This looks like a young tall tree that can get quite a bit taller, again pointing to Eucalyptus.

I could be wrong, I don't see Eucalyptus every day. Anyone from Australia on this forum?

The twigs image really reminds me of Eucalyptus citrodora. Which I believe is a member of a sub-genera of Eucalyptus that has now been elevated to full genus status, so when checking on-line sources this name will be an old now invalid name.

Most Eucalyptus have an exfoliating papery, shredding bark like younger birch trees. The handful of Callistemon I've seen, all had bark plates, more like oak or old pear, rather than paper like flakes and shreds.

 

[milehigh_7]

More specifically it appears to be Callistemon pallidus or lemon bottlebrush. A short walk around my neighborhood will tell you that they are also very commonly small trees. ;-)

 

[nathanbs]

does anyone know if bottlebrush have that really thick corky bark? I know the red ones do not but maybe the white/yellow variety does

 

[misfit11]

More specifically it appears to be Callistemon pallidus or lemon bottlebrush. A short walk around my neighborhood will tell you that they are also very commonly small trees. ;-)

I agree. From a quick Google search I found a pic of this Callistemon. The leaf structure is similar to the pics in the OP.

I agree with Dario, the brush flower, if you look close, the stamens (fuzz) are coming out of fairly large (looks like over 1/2 inch) cups. The cups holding the flower is characteristic of Eucalyptus. The are common in California urban landscapes and reforestation projects. They were tried in reforestation projects, but their use was discontinued maybe 20 years ago, when it was realized how invasive some species can be.

Most Callistemon are shrubs, rare to get very tall. This looks like a young tall tree that can get quite a bit taller, again pointing to Eucalyptus.

I could be wrong, I don't see Eucalyptus every day. Anyone from Australia on this forum?

The twigs image really reminds me of Eucalyptus citrodora. Which I believe is a member of a sub-genera of Eucalyptus that has now been elevated to full genus status, so when checking on-line sources this name will be an old now invalid name.

Most Eucalyptus have an exfoliating papery, shredding bark like younger birch trees. The handful of Callistemon I've seen, all had bark plates, more like oak or old pear, rather than paper like flakes and shreds.

I disagree. You are right, Eucalyptus has a cup shaped calyx, yet I don't see one in the pictures the OP. Here is a Eucalyptus flower:




The flowers on the shrub in question (and it really is a shrub rather than a full-blown tree) have stamens arranged in a bottle-brush fashion, hence, I do believe it is a Bottle Brush or Callistemon sp.

Cory

 

[nathanbs]

There is 2 unresolved areas as i see it.
1)Do Callistemon have heavily corked bark like the tree in the picture
2)It is definitely a tree and not a shrub. There are often 20+ feet tall and sometimes over 30

 

[bonsai barry]

I'm thinking this is the Paperbark tree, sometimes called a punk tree, but botanists call it : Melaleuca quinquenervia. I think its part of the myrtle family.

Here is a site with some photos
http://www.marinelifephotography.com/flowers/myrtaceae/melaleuca-quinquenervia.htm

 

[nathanbs]

those are definitely pictures of the same kind of tree good job. I walked out of my office and saw these two trees next to each other thought it was funny timing.

 

[frozenoak]

While all 3 trees are good candidates I think you nailed it Bonsai Barry. Thanks

 

[nathanbs]

While all 3 trees are good candidates I think you nailed it Bonsai Barry. Thanks

I definitely concur

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Ooops, sorry Dale, maybe not a Eucalyptus. I like too far north for Australian trees to be outside in the ground. I would go with Barry's suggestion.

Cory, maybe your right, but the flower image Dale posted isn't quite like the image you posted. I do agree that it is NOT a Eucalyptus.