Tree of the day

Norton said:
Euonymus americanus
I rarely see them fruiting in the Piedmont due to deer browse.
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Yep, it is strawberry bush. I remember a wildlife biologist mentioning that this species is a good indicator for deer populations.. it is like candy to them.
The fruit is green now, but will turn bright red and open up .
 
Here's a common tree that's found statewide. Simple and alternate. May reach 100 feet tall. 20200822_125309.webp
 
curdog said:
Here's a common tree that's found statewide. Simple and alternate. May reach 100 feet tall. View attachment 49192
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See lots of them with tips dying back due to anthracnose..... that’s a good one. I like it. You pulled one on this one like I did with the sassafras. Has a similar European cousin.

They also take well to pollarding, not to be confused with topping 🙄
 
Eric Revo said:
Sycamore
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Yep,Platanus occidentalis or American sycamore. It's used for butcher blocks and cutting boards, pallets and a few other odds and ends. Here's a little better picture of the leaf...
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It is susceptible to sycamore anthracnose, but it usually doesn't kill it but makes it look pretty rough. A lot of die back in the tops and branches, so it limits it's use as a shade tree in towns.
 
Justin said:
See lots of them with tips dying back due to anthracnose..... that’s a good one. I like it. You pulled one on this one like I did with the sassafras. Has a similar European cousin.

They also take well to pollarding, not to be confused with topping 🙄
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There's several sycamores at Reynolda Village that they keep pollard cut.
Always looks tortured to me.
 
This tree is common and found statewide. Simple and alternate. The leaves are mostly entire (smooth edges). Gets to be a large tree and wildlife feed on the fruit 20200821_160636.webp20200821_160657.webp
 
Blackwater said:
Blackgum

Nyssa Sylvatica
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Yep,
This one has leaves a little bigger than most. It is a stump sprout growing in the shade. It's trying to get as much leaf surface area out there to grow and has a developed enough root system under it , that it may pull through.
 
The last one was alternate leaf dogwood. Most dogwood has opposite leaves, but this green twig tree has alternate leaves.

Now today's shrub.....Native to the coastal plains of the south east. Pretty flammable due to the oils in the leaves. 20200829_080659.webp
 
Yep, it's wax myrtle, Morella cerifera. Also known as Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub. Used in candle making....
 
curdog said:
Yep, it's wax myrtle, Morella cerifera. Also known as Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub. Used in candle making....
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When still hunting down in the pocosin country of Sampson County I always break off a few leafy branches, crush them and rub them all over my clothes as a natural scent shield. Not sure how good it works but at least I smell good.
 
Here's a tree that is widely known, but has a pretty narrow natural range. Simple and alternate and evergreen. 20200830_075823.webp
 
Eric Revo said:
Live oak
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Yep, Quercus virginiana, live oak.
The USS constitution earned its nickname of "Old ironsides " since cannon balls would bounce off of the live oak hull. They are named live oak since they are evergreen and keep leaves through the winter...
 
Here is a bush ,it is native NC. It is said to be a good deer attractor and a mosquito repellant but i have not seen proof of either i do know the song birds will feast on the berries late into the winter . I have only seen one growing in the wild but may be more wide spread in other areas of the state.49737
 
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“She’s a Beaut Clark”..... I think I’ve heard the leaves and maybe bark when mashed are a insect repellent. Got tons of it in Duplin, burns don’t kill it either. My wife loves it when the berries get that bright purple.
 
georgeeebuck said:
Here is a bush ,it is native NC. It is said to be a good deer attractor and a mosquito repellant but i have not seen proof of either i do know the song birds will feast on the berries late into the winter . I have only seen one growing in the wild but may be more wide spread in other areas of the state.View attachment 49737
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Had a surprising number sprout after a timber harvest in Sampson county...still waiting for those beauties to ripen.
 
Here's a common shrub found in the western part of the state... this one has white to white pink flowers. The bracts over the bud give it away 20200823_155055.webp
 
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