Please help identify tree mystery

9 years ago

I need help figuring out what type and breed of tree this is. It has a weird looking feather shaped leaf that I have never seen before?

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Carrie B
9 years ago
Linden. Tilia. About to smell DELICIOUS here.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
yes - the 'feather shaped leaf' is a bract which accompanies the flowers.
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Carrie B
9 years ago
Isn't the "feather shaped leaf" a samara/seed pod? That's not the same as a bract, is it?
lycopus
9 years ago
A samara is a dry, indehiscent fruit with a winged margin. The bract in this context is a modified leaf subtending the inflorescence, not part of the fruit. The actual fruit is more of a nutlet.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
This tree is still in bud but the bract is already there and will remain after it has fruited. Samaras form after pollination.
apandaz
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9 years ago
Thanks for your help. Will it blossom a seed or flower?
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
'Blossom' means flower. As I said, it is in bud now so it will flower any time soon. After the flowering/blossoming comes the seed. The sequence is Bud, Flower/Blossom, Fruit/Seed.

As carrieb said, you will notice the delicious scent of the flowers and probably the sound of bees which love Linden blossom. Makes great honey.

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