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[Triple Willow]

I love Sycamore trees!  I found this:

This tree also has more visual attractions than an art gallery, and two of my favorites are easily observed but seldom seen. One is the way the sycamore leaf stalk is attached to the twig. The base of the sycamore leaf stalk, where it attaches to the twig, is enlarged, like the cup of a candlesnuffer. And where the stalk (technically a petiole) attaches to the twig, it completely surrounds the large, pointed bud beneath (imagine a candlesnuffer surrounding a flame). As soon as the leaf stalk has begun to loosen from the twig, you can pull the leaf off and see both the perfect circle inscribed by the leaf scar around the bud and the concave indentation at the end of the petiole where it so perfectly enclosed the bud. This engineering is impressive and an identifying feature of sycamores.

Lisa

Thanks Lisa. I love sycamores too, one of my favorites! I don't think this tree is a sycamore, don't know what it is. I will see if it has any leaves on it today and if it does take another pic and see if I can put that one on here. It is driving me crazy wanting to know what it is. lol

 

[Beekissed]

Thanks Lisa.

I love sycamores too, one of my favorites! I don't think this tree is a sycamore, don't know what it is. I will see if it has any leaves on it today and if it does take another pic and see if I can put that one on here. It is driving me crazy wanting to know what it is. lol

Maybe it's a poplar tree?

 

[Beekissed]

Anybody at work today and they seriously need a good laugh, head on over to the Dave Leghorn Murder Mystery thread...I can't stop chuckling over it! Add to the silly pics and story line!

 

[Regin]

That leaf is from a tulip poplar

 

[Triple Willow]

FINALLY it let me upload the pics!

Here is one of the leaves.

Notice the lump at the beginning of the leaf toward the bottom.

Here is a bigger pic of one of those big lumps.

I have never bothered to learn all of our local trees. I think I'll do that! I want to learn the weeds too because I know a whole lot of them are very beneficial to us.

 

[Triple Willow]

When the wind blows the leaves on those trees flip around and make a cool noise that will get your attention. Very neat!

 

[Triple Willow]

What about this one?

Here is the first one I was asking about along with a sycamore on the left.

I love trees!

 

[RoseMarie1]

Good morning Rose! I had no idea you were in such pain.

You will be in my prayers! You wouldn't know it the way you talk in your posts. You are good for me!!

You said you were looking for alfalfa cubes. I found mine at TSC in the rabbit section.

I love Sycamore trees! I found this:

This tree also has more visual attractions than an art gallery, and two of my favorites are easily observed but seldom seen. One is the way the sycamore leaf stalk is attached to the twig. The base of the sycamore leaf stalk, where it attaches to the twig, is enlarged, like the cup of a candlesnuffer. And where the stalk (technically a petiole) attaches to the twig, it completely surrounds the large, pointed bud beneath (imagine a candlesnuffer surrounding a flame). As soon as the leaf stalk has begun to loosen from the twig, you can pull the leaf off and see both the perfect circle inscribed by the leaf scar around the bud and the concave indentation at the end of the petiole where it so perfectly enclosed the bud. This engineering is impressive and an identifying feature of sycamores.

Lisa

THANK YOU I can use your prayers and sure appreciate them! and thank you for telling me about the Alf. cubes at TS. I will have to check there. Was wanting them to put in my ff. for more nutrition for them. Fixing to get out there and try to get some of those PVC pipes in place. Don't think I have any pipe glue though. Got the cleaner but not the glue. lol

 

[RoseMarie1]

FINALLY it let me upload the pics!

Here is one of the leaves.


Notice the lump at the beginning of the leaf toward the bottom.


Here is a bigger pic of one of those big lumps.


I have never bothered to learn all of our local trees. I think I'll do that! I want to learn the weeds too because I know a whole lot of them are very beneficial to us.

those are very cool leaves! weird to.

 

[Triple Willow]

those are very cool leaves! weird to.

It is a really neat tree. When those big lumps came up at the beginning of a lot of the leave I kept my distance. lol The look like some little alien is going to bust out of them... or at least a bug that would bite! LOL I don't know what they are but I hope to find out. And ya know, something did eat a lot of the leaves off the tree in the middle of the summer...hmmm? It looked like a worm did it. The sound the tree makes in the wind is sorta like paper plates blowing in the wind and banging together would make. Those big ol' leaves twist and flip in the wind. It is right behind my coop or I might not have even noticed it. The chickens love to scratch around underneath it.

I did find a useful link: http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/tree-key/simple-leaf-trees.htm