Tuesday, September 25, 2007

9

Dscn2658_2 Nine weeks and counting.



I'd like to know what type of tree is this. Can you help?



10 comments:

  1. I don't know, but it has beautiful bark.

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  2. hey I have been checking periodically since your email. Don't know offhand but I sent the link to this post to a botanically inclined friend who has spent a lot of time in Africa. It *is* really beautiful...

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  3. first impression - shag bark hickory

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  4. It does have beautiful bark. Size and general shape can help with identification. Can you get a picture of the entire tree?

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  5. It looks like a Birch.

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  6. I've googled both the shag bark hickory and birch images and it comes very close to resembling the birch trees. I love it!

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  7. i was going to say birch but i thought it should have more black... but then again i am not a tree expert....

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  8. well if it is commonly called papyrus tree it would make sense for it to be in the birch family. No way is it shagbark hickory though. Have been doing a bit of googling while I wait for a reply from the person I thought could be of help. It is elusive!

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  9. Gosh, when the page came up on the screen, I thought you had been dying or painting. That bark is gresat.

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  10. It looks very much like a birch tree.If you google birch bark images you will see many similar trees

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