What shape and size were the leaves? Do you think the habit was natural or achieved by pruning? Can you name the Plaza?

You’re not talking about the Dracaena draco, are you?

Hi guys

macranthos - definately not Dracaena.

floral - the leaves were palmate, and the form appeared natural. It was located in the Parque Garcia Sanabria, Santa Cruz.

I have pics, on my laptop, but for some reason, Houzz just seems to lock up if I try attaching any.

I will try again, once I post this.

Fof

Still no joy posting images.

Fof

Lets try this.

https://ibb.co/RpSxwqD

Main trunk

That seems to work.

Leaves and bark

https://ibb.co/jD5ndDf

https://ibb.co/j3ZNGXy

Any ideas as to how to make the image appear in the post?

Fof

When uploading photos that appear to freeze Houzz, I can usually refresh the screen (F5) to resolve. Wait until you are sure the upload is stalled before refreshing. Otherwise, maybe you can start a new post about photo upload freezes, and let everyone else comment. That seems to sometimes get Houzz's attention.

jekeesi - thanks for the suggestion. I will be trying a couple of other ID requests, soon.

shaxhome - how you do that, man?

Fof

use the camera/photo icon.. under the box you type in ... to insert pix into the box you type in .. practice now ...

where is the plaza on tenerife????

ken

Maybe Bucida buceras?

ken - that is what I select and where it hangs, after I select the pic. The tree was in the Parque Garcia Sanabria, Santa Cruz.

Dave - Nice suggestion. Don't think so, though. Google images don't seem to show the very wide branches this one had. This seemed more like a tropical tree, eg Acacia, which it wasn't, where the width = or > the height. The leaves also appear not to be palmate. A start any how. Thanks

Some sort of mega Pittosporum?? They do tend to have that whorled kind of leaf/twig arrangement. I've googled up a few local websites including ones purporting to list the trees in that park but got no joy. Maybe you could email the local parks dept. and ask them?

Thanks, Floral

I will give it a try. Just hope for a better reply than last time. :-))

Many moons ago, while still at school, I wrote to a Botanical Garden in Southern Spain, requesting some information. I wrote, in English, as I didn't speak Spanish. I got a reply, in German. Spent hours in the library trying to translate it.

Fof

You know there's pretty decent translation online these days..click of a button?

dbarron

I have just emailed Tenerife council, using Google Translate. Not 100% but not bad.

The trouble I had, 60 years ago, was the internet, let alone Google, was Science Fiction, if that, even. :-))

Good luck with the search. But a note of caution. Google translate comes up with a lot of rubbish. They'll probably understand your message but it's likely to give them a good laugh in the office. I always knew when kids had cheated on their homework using online translators. To test this put something in in English. Translate it into a second language, then into a third. Then back to English. If the programme works you should get back out what you originally put in. But you won't.

Guys

Popped a post onto the Trees Forum.

Got an ID, that looks bang on the nail, Terminalia mantaly - Madagascar almond

Thanks guys

Fof

Thanks for the info.!