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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2008
11:36 AM Post #5435976
| This tree is growing wild on roadside in our area. Possible blackcherries tree? Please help I.D. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2008
11:37 AM Post #5435988
| Pix #2 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2008
11:39 AM Post #5435998
| Pix #3, close up of the cherries-like berries cluster, and leaves. 
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altagardener
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3b)
August 19, 2008
12:12 PM Post #5436189
| The little pips at the ends of the berries (among other things) suggest that this is not a Prunus. |
peachespickett
Huntington, AR
August 19, 2008
12:46 PM Post #5436394
| Maybe Rhamnus (Frangela) caroliniana.
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 19, 2008
12:59 PM Post #5436465
| Thanks atg, and ppk. I'll try to obtain more pix of the tree's bark, and underside of leaves ect. for further comparision. Thank you, for your help. |
Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:21 PM Post #5442887
| New pictures for comparision, any additional help is welcomed. Thanks in advance.
This is the tree's trunk.
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:23 PM Post #5442902
| The bark on the twin-trunk. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:24 PM Post #5442904
| The leaves upper view. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:25 PM Post #5442909
| Leaves from the posterior view. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:26 PM Post #5442917
| The tree among pines, and maybe dogwood to the right of the picture. 
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
4:30 PM Post #5442934
| Some more of the berries on a few branches, these berries are abundant and quite showy at close up view.
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
August 20, 2008
6:08 PM Post #5443295
| Checked a few pics and agree with Peaches', Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana fits spot on.
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Resin
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Lily_love
Central, AL
(Zone 7b)
August 20, 2008
6:37 PM Post #5443421
| Thank you, Resin, Peachespickett, and altagardener for all your help. I'll now mark this as solved. |
