r/treeidentification Aug 24 '22

Mod Follow the necessary guidelines before submitting an ID Request.

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New visitors please follow the correct guidelines before submitting an ID Request:

(1.Please provide a Geographical Location in the title or comments

Different plants have different distributions, provide a location of where you found the tree in the title or comments.

(2. Additional photos of parts of the tree MUST be included.

Additional photos must be included, this can be individual leaves, branches/twigs, a close-up picture of the bark, pics of fruit/flowers and more. Details like these are important to ensure accuracy. The stickied post below is a great example.

If none of these are included, then your post may risk removal per mod discretion.


r/treeidentification 12h ago

ID Request Horse Chestnut? Buckeye? or something else?

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13 Upvotes

found in upstate NY


r/treeidentification 7h ago

ID Request Cotinus obovatus (American smoketree) or a hybrid?

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Is there any way to tell at this stage whether this is a true American smoketree?

This tree was just shipped from a nursery in Missouri to my location in central Texas. The nursery has it labeled as Cotinus obovatus and the pot ID states the same. However, I was doing more research as the sapling was on the way and I see that there are quite a few varieties/hybrids of the European smoketree that are often mistaken for American. I'm inclined to trust the nursery ID because they seem to specialize in natives, though I know sometimes nurseries can get it wrong. I'd prefer to know whether it's a true native.

Also, is there a subreddit that can possibly comment on the apparent health of the sapling based on the pics? I'm new and learning, and just want to be sure I'm giving this guy a good start - it's my understanding that smoketrees can develop leaf spot, so I don't know if the color variation I'm seeing is due to that or the time of year (temps are also high, but this sapling was just delivered today after 1-2 day shipping, potted in a well packed box).


r/treeidentification 22h ago

ID Request SW Ontario--pine ID needed

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I have a suspicion but want to hear others thoughts 🧐

Edit: NOT a Scots pine, didn't include a pic but I checked and the orange flaking bark wasn't there.


r/treeidentification 13h ago

ID Request Which eucalyptus species is this?

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Photo taken in England. The bark is stunning! Like a scarlet colour.


r/treeidentification 21h ago

Advice What’s wrong with my cherry blossom tree?

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Pics are current (August/Sept). What is wrong with it, and what can I do to rehabilitate it? Brown rot? I keep the base of the tree clear (no dirt or mulch etc. piled up around it). I water regularly, and it has also been a wet august. the plants around it are non-competitive. It is a cherry blossom tree. Losing leaves rapidly in the last couple weeks, yellowing and browning at the edges, curling for the last couple months or so. The tree behind it is a redbud, does not show signs of stress or disease.


r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request What tree is this? (North Texas)

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15 Upvotes

r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request What kind of tree is this?

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Northern Ontario, Canada

I have had this tree in my back yard since I purchased my house but this is the first year it's had a yield of fruit. I'm assuming it's some kind of plum tree but I just want to make sure it's not some poisonous shrub haha


r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request Northwest Ohio

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r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request I cut this tree down not sure what it is.. it was dead

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Sorry about dark pics will retake tomorrow if we cant identify tonight. Upstate NY. No leaves on tree.


r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request Found this poor thing by my dumpster. Any idea what he is? Can I save him? (Pacific Northwest, USA)

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I found this poor fella by my dumpster, and I’d like to see if I can save him. He doesn’t have any leaves, but he does have buds on every branch so I think he might have the spunk to pull through this.

If I can get him on the road to recovery and know what he is, I think I can get him planted in the ground!

A weird thing is that a little green fruit was half-buried in his soil and I don’t know what it is or if it’s related to the tree at all. It’s not a lime, it’s got a hard pit inside and only a thin layer of yellow flesh and seeds. It smells spicy, like nutmeg or something similar.

Any ideas are appreciated!


r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request Is this a canary date palm

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r/treeidentification 1d ago

ID Request What tree is this sapling

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1 Upvotes

r/treeidentification 2d ago

Solved! Mysterious tree… Massachusetts USA

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r/treeidentification 2d ago

Solved! Just bought a house. This is growing in the back yard? What have I got here? In San Antonio.

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19 Upvotes

r/treeidentification 2d ago

Solved! What tree is this?

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My wife and I love these trees in our neighborhood and would like to plant one in the future but having trouble identifying the species. We live in Augusta, Ga.


r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request Tree in Bartlett Arboretum in Connecticut

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3 Upvotes

r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request London Plane or Sycamore?

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Newbie here. Brooklyn NY which makes me think it would be a London Plane, but the fruit appears to be single stemmed? Let me know your thoughts, thank you!


r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request What is this tree/fruit

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What is this tree/fruit? Los Angeles, CA


r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request Need help with ID--planted in SW Ontario

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Multistemmed, about 10' high


r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request Can anyone help identify what type of Palm this was in Central Florida?

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Central Florida. I live in an HOA and it has to be replaced with an identical or I have to go through the approval process. Died this past winter along with many others in the area.

It looks close to a triple Foxtail, but something feels slightly different than a foxtail. Close to an Alexander also, but nearly positive it is not an alexander. Also thought maybe Christmas, but I think Christmas fronds were thicker. Though I can't totally remember what this looked like when alive.

Thanks!


r/treeidentification 3d ago

Solved! Trying to identify this sapling that emerged from my raised bed.

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I initially thought it was a peony, or something a squirrel dropped that sprouted. I did put some cut branches in the bottom of the bed before covering with soil. Is it possible that one of those put out roots and started growing again?


r/treeidentification 3d ago

ID Request What kind of tree is this?

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I recently bought a house in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and moved in and I was wondering what type of tree this is. It looks kinda like an avacado tree but it has no fruit and it has scattered pink bulbs or flowers that have yet to bloom.


r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request What kind of tree is that

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r/treeidentification 2d ago

ID Request 3 elms in a row...but *what type* of elms? SW Ontario

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These are likely all the same type of elm, but captioned them with which is which (1 2 and 3) just for good measure.

I feel like every time I walk past a big elm with small leaves I write it off as a siberian elm (too cold for cedar elms up here). Not sure if this is a safe bet or not

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