Help on tree ID
I see these all over town and was wondering what these are. They get upwards of 9 feet tall and always in these groups. They could be suckers from a cut tree but there usually isn't a trunk in the group. I know leaves would help but I havnt seen any yet. Will check in spring. They look like giant asparagus with how they taper. They have a large pith on the center.
These taper to a point. Some stand well over 11 feet tall. I trimmed a few and will see how they dry to make a staff. The pith should even hollow out easy and make for a light staff. I just hope that they wont crack too much.
Thistle standing next to them. She wants a new walking stick.
Large pith
Close up
Bark strips off easy as pie.
Tree id
Looks like some type of sumac, loses branches in winter? Not a very good wood, berries make a pink lemonade type drink.
I should have gotten pics of the leaves. Not many around but dried ones caught between sticks. It seems less fuzzy and straighter than sumac. Also, I dont think we have it here.
Last edited by Loogaroo; 01-23-2013 at 05:50 PM.
I'm no tree expert, but it might be willow. Does it have little fuzzy nubs on it where the buds would be? I know willow will grow back in stalks after you have coppiced it.
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my guess would be stump sprouts of Ailanthus altissima aka tree of heaven aka stinking sumac see:
http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management...number=182.php
Nope no fuzzy buds. Yeah you cant kill willow short of a napalm strike.Originally Posted by mountain girl
Oh, we may be closing in there. Few pics look similar. The cuts btw are a bit pungent.
did it stink when you stripped the bark?
It looked to me like sumac as well. If there was a pungent odor when you were stripping the bark.....it is likely sumac.
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