# Guess the Trees

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 13, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819 "2007-06-13T07:01:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/1 "2007-06-13T07:01:02Z")

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I was testing out my new camera and took a bunch of shots near a park by me.

Does anyone know what I’m taking photos of? I bought a guide book but both my  
my camera work and my tree identification work need a lot of improvement.

I plan on going back there, camera and book in hand, but any tips would be most appreciated. Thanks.

[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/1103/543711215_1b5a2b1c07_z.jpg "valleyofthedolls1000") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/8928299@N08/)

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/2 "2007-06-13T07:16:23Z")

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Number 1: The Larch

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/3 "2007-06-13T07:21:49Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Number 1: The Larch  
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OK, you’re banned.

(For stealing my post.)

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/4 "2007-06-13T07:24:16Z")

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Ok, I see a willow in pic … 6 I think. The fluffy stuff in #2 is a bush of some sort. A closeup of leaves would be helpful. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/5 "2007-06-13T07:45:04Z")

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[QUOTE=garygnu]  
Number 1: The Larch  
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So obvious - I came here to post it myself - but still has me in stitches.

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**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/6 "2007-06-13T07:59:07Z")

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European or North African Larch?

I added a few pictures of some close-ups of leaves I took.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-trees/407819/7 "2007-06-13T08:05:53Z")

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Number 2 is some species of _Amelanchier_ (June Berry, Snowy Mespilus)

Numbers 4 and 5 look like Hawthorn leaves (or some species of _Crataegus_)