What tree?

[yibida]

O.K. I know what tree it is as I took the pic but thought a few folk might be interested in a bit of I.D. (common in the land of Oz.)

 

[tomtrees58]

crikey:jawdrop: is that a tree tom trees

 

[Greenstar]

Idk...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say, some sort of magnolia or somethin.

 

[S Mc]

Eucalyptus - we don't have these in Montana, but we did in California.

Sylvia

 

[S Mc]

In refreshing my memory on eucs, I see where they have seperated several of the trees into a different genus - Corymbia. Among those being the lemon euc, Corymbia citriodora, common where we were. I see they have a Corymbia calophylla commonly called Marri or Port Gregory Gum that resembles your photo.

So is this a true eucalyptus? or a corymbia?

Sylvia

 

[asthesun]

its not magnolia and definitely not eucalyptus. the leaves look like oleander, but i havent seen that flower before

 

[S Mc]

and definitely not eucalyptus.

Hmmmm, here I thought there was at least a slight resemblance.

Sylvia

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Eucalyptus_flowers2.jpg

 

[asthesun]

Hmmmm, here I thought there was at least a slight resemblance.

Sylvia

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Eucalyptus_flowers2.jpg

this is the only kind i have seen in fl where i live.

 

[yibida]

Neither

In refreshing my memory on eucs, I see where they have seperated several of the trees into a different genus - Corymbia. Among those being the lemon euc, Corymbia citriodora, common where we were. I see they have a Corymbia calophylla commonly called Marri or Port Gregory Gum that resembles your photo.

So is this a true eucalyptus? or a corymbia?

Sylvia

Neither, but its in the Myrtacea family.

 

[yibida]

Answer

O.K the tree is called Angophora costata or commonly known as Smooth Bark Apple Gum.

 

[Greenstar]

I was going to guess in sumac family??

 

[S Mc]

Yibida, thanks for sharing! I love learning new dendrology tidbits. I should have caught the opposite configuration on the leaves (diagnostic, right?).

I don't feel TOOOO bad as it has been over 25 years since I have been exposed to the eucalypts.

Quick question, why is it called an apple??? I noticed in googling further that there is a rough-barked apple gum and a dwarf apple gum.

Sylvia

 

[yibida]

Yibida, thanks for sharing! I love learning new dendrology tidbits. I should have caught the opposite configuration on the leaves (diagnostic, right?).

I don't feel TOOOO bad as it has been over 25 years since I have been exposed to the eucalypts.

Quick question, why is it called an apple??? I noticed in googling further that there is a rough-barked apple gum and a dwarf apple gum.

Sylvia

Hi Sylvia, I'm not real sure, may be habit or flower arrangment resembling a Malus sp, but there are Eucs also with common names like apple box etc..

Botanical names tend to keep me on the straight and narrow where as common names can become confusing when they vary from place to place.

 

[prentice110]

All I can tell you is that if you give me 10 minutes I ll have my saw sharp enough to get rid of it in 5 tee hee:chainsawguy:

 

[S Mc]

Botanical names tend to keep me on the straight and narrow where as common names can become confusing when they vary from place to place.

I completely agree! We deal with many people who have moved in from other areas of the U.S. What their common name for something may be an entirely different tree. Botanical names are VERY important!

Sylvia

 

[jefflovstrom]

Sure looks like a red gum euc to me.
Jeff