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8 years ago

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tsugajunkie z5 SE WI ♱

8 years ago

Is there a kink I see in the bark that runs from the fork down to where the branch was removed near the bottom? Or is that a trick of the camera? When you take better pix of the leaves, get a close-up of that area, if you would. You may have two branches that were fused together further down or even two complete trees fused together if the kink goes to the ground on the back side. That would make the tree even weaker still.

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wisconsitom
8 years ago
Two things would help us to help you a great deal-a close up[ or two, showing leaf details, etc. and some indication of what part of the world this pic comes from. The glossy, bark with pronounced lenticels is characteristic of Prunus, the genus which includes cherries, plums, etc. but one look at the leaf margins could rule that out, as there are other genera with glossy bark with pronounced lenticels. All Prunus have finely-serrated leaf edges, like the teeth on a butter knife. But I can't determine that from this view.

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Huggorm
8 years ago
Buckthorn?
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Patty McNamara
Original Author
8 years ago
Im in Wisconsin...thanks!
Dan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
8 years ago
Insufficient detail to ID. I'd lean toward Prunus as well, but need to see glands. Also, horrible crotch there and that is highly likely to split.
gardener365
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Yeah, right off hand I'd say it's a plum. Likely an ornamental plum.

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total WAG ... the invasive plum ... i dont think anyone is talking about a fruit tree here ...

who killed the grass??? ... is there a plan there ...

that crotch angle.. will lead to future problems ... its up to you .. since you have no invested emotional attachment ... to MAYBE get rid of it.. and plant something better ..

or leave it be for 10 years... getting attached to it ... and then it failing in a wind.. snow.. ice.. or all of the above storms.... and it failing ...

in spring.. when it flowers.. an ID should easily be made ...

ken
Patty McNamara
Original Author
8 years ago
Ken...the previous owner killed the grass...I plan on taking out dead grass and putting mulch around it. Thanks for your help everyone!! Anything I can do about the crotch angle?
Mike McGarvey
8 years ago
Pat, why take the grass out when you can just mulch over it?

Mike

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