Tree ID

[Thillmaine]

Firest and foremost its not a horsechestnut. IOt is located in Jamaica Plain (Boston) Zone 6-7ish. The tree is multi stemmed, has shiny6 silvery bark that has furrows running horizontally and vertically almost checkering the tree. THe red is due to our drought, it wasnt red a few days ago.

 

[lxt]

perhaps a buckeye? would be my guess, red buckeye probably!!(aesculus pavia).

LXT.............

 

[BostonBull]

Those twigs look alot like Horsechestnut. Very stout. If you swear its not a Horsechestnut than it could be a Buckeye......havent seen very many in this region though, it must be a planted specimen.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Defiantly Aesculus but not hippocastanum, Horsechestnut has big a fat, glossy, sticky but (big fat sticky buds dude! is my mnomic)

http://www.plantnames.org/aesculus.html


Here is a neat page on all the var. species and cultivars of aesculus

 

[Stachura01]

buckeye.... had them in my face all day on monday

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

buckeye.... had them in my face all day on monday

But which buckeye, there are several Aesculus with the common name. Yellow, ohio, California (well, ok, that one is porbably not in MassA2chits) and others native to the ConUS, and dozens of non native, x-hybrids and named var's

Might as well say pin and black oak are red oaks

 

[OTG BOSTON]

(well, ok, that one is porbably not in MassA2chits)

I was just starting to like you JPS.............

Anyway. Being that Jamaica Plain is home to one of the best Arboretums in the world I think it is fair to say it could be almost any of the Aesculus genus' including Aesculus californica. Tough to tell from leaves and twigs alone though.

I hope you are taking advantage of the Arnold while you are in the greatest City in the world THill, lots of good stuff to see and learn while you are here!

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I was just starting to like you JPS.............

I heard one about TaxA2Chits, cuz they stick you for every other one you make or is that because you've got so much to pay for the big hole...err...dig since the feds only paid for most of it

Oh gee, I'm going way off topic, better quit before I have to ban myself.

 

[OTG BOSTON]

I'd be jealous too, If I lived in a fly-over state with a pro baseball team that couldn't beat most little league teams.:hmm3grin2orange: oh wait you still have "The Pack":help:

 

[Thillmaine]

Arnold

OTG, Actually I live about 500 yards downt eh street from the arboretum, just got back from there right know... Although th pic wasnt taken at the arboretum, it was on a side street in JP, in a dog park... I am learning a lot, some abotu trees and alot more about life; as well as enjoying the domination of all other teams in the AL east ....

 

[OTG BOSTON]

OTG, Actually I live about 500 yards downt eh street from the arboretum, just got back from there right know... Although th pic wasnt taken at the arboretum, it was on a side street in JP, in a dog park... I am learning a lot, some abotu trees and alot more about life; as well as enjoying the domination of all other teams in the AL east ....

You'll find alot of cool trees in the neighborhoods around here, mostly due to the diversity in the arboretum. They still have plant sales and of course the birds and wind do their thing............

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I'd be jealous too, If I lived in a fly-over state with a pro baseball team that couldn't beat most little league teams.:hmm3grin2orange: oh wait you still have "The Pack":help:

Eww baseball, we have to pay for that stadium that no-one wants to go to unless Chicago is playing, then it sells out because that is the only way the FIB's can get tickets to watch a game.

The pack? I think the rabid fans are more interesting to watch, nekid in the rain


I had a few roomies from your area while in the USMC, had a lot of fun when one said they were the only ones who spoke proper English, the Queens English. Time for you to go on "God Duty" Lcpl. Stanton K.J.

Oh, this is a tree care forum...well then it is loam pronounced LOW-um not LOOM, you make rugs on a loom you silly English kiniggit!

 

[OTG BOSTON]

Oh, this is a tree care forum...well then it is loam pronounced LOW-um not LOOM, you make rugs on a loom

First day of soils 101 at The Stockbridge School the prof said the exact same thing! (It is western Mass after all)