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anthony11
09-29-05, 04:14 AM
There are several along a street in Snohomish and I'd love to know what it is.
http://www.dreamsnake.net/ids/index.cgi?mode=image&album=/PlantsShrubsTrees/MysteryTree&image=IMG%5f2617.JPG

SallyK
09-29-05, 11:42 AM
I don't know, but it is very pretty!

borealis
09-29-05, 01:49 PM
Maybe a mimosa?

anthony11
09-29-05, 06:37 PM
No, mimosas have much different, fern-like foliage and the flowers are big powder puffs.

Tesseract
09-29-05, 10:14 PM
No, mimosas have much different, fern-like foliage and the flowers are big powder puffs.

I could try to identify it, but I would need a closer photo (or a detailed description of leaf size, shape and pattern), where it's growing, and what time of year it had those blooms on it.

It could be an Ailanthus, or tree-of-heaven, which is native to China and is extremely invasive. One native gardener has called it "the tree of heaven I'd sooner see in hell."

froggythefrog
09-29-05, 11:58 PM
There are several along a street in Snohomish and I'd love to know what it is.
http://www.dreamsnake.net/ids/index.cgi?mode=image&album=/PlantsShrubsTrees/MysteryTree&image=IMG%5f2617.JPG

I was just about to tell you that you might want to PM you and ask. ;)

anthony11
09-30-05, 04:45 AM
I could try to identify it, but I would need a closer photo (or a detailed description of leaf size, shape and pattern), where it's growing, and what time of year it had those blooms on it.

It could be an Ailanthus, or tree-of-heaven, which is native to China and is extremely invasive. One native gardener has called it "the tree of heaven I'd sooner see in hell."
Hmmm. I looked up some photos of Ailanthus and the flowers don't seem quite right. I have several other, closer photos up now

http://www.dreamsnake.net/ids/index.cgi?mode=album&album=/PlantsShrubsTrees/MysteryTree

I'll try to pop over tomorrow to get a closer shot. Did you select "original" from the pull-down menu right above the image to see it full size?

Tesseract
09-30-05, 12:23 PM
I dunno, I looked at all the photos in different sizes and I still can't make out what the leaf arrangement is. It may not be in my book anyway.