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2-May-2008

Yandrosxx

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Join Date: Jun-2005

Location: Kentucky

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Collecting A ?

I found this growing along a local railroad track. I took a bad shot of the trunk because it actually has some sharp movement right at the base and the nebari at the soil line looks promising.

But, I have no idea what it is. Any thoughts?

I will likely need to collect it soon as well since this part of the track is sprayed with ground clear yearly during mid-summer.

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jfecme bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Georgia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 326	Carpinus carolinianus? __________________ Over 25 years experience - good and bad, and still learning!

2-May-2008	#3
BunjinEnt Learning = Growth Join Date: May-2006 Location: King Geo. VA Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 795	Looks like a viburnum. __________________ Life without Bonsai would be...well, death.

2-May-2008	#4
treebeard55 Transplanted Jungle Rat Join Date: Aug-2007 Location: north-central IN Country: USA USDA Zone: 5b AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 224	Neither the bark nor the leaves look like Carpinus caroliniana to me. (And I've got some growing wild on my property.) I've seen this species around here, but am sorry to say I'm not sure of its identity. My best guess is some kind of elm. __________________ Treebeard 55 "To do bunjin is easy. However, to do a bunjin masterpiece is difficult." -- Susumu Nakamura, at MBS '07

2-May-2008	#5
OKbonsai National Champions Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Blanchard, OK Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 264	Hackberry __________________ The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it's limits.

2-May-2008	#6
Yandrosxx bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: Kentucky Country: United States USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 538	I think it's a hackberry as well. Looks markedly different than what grows on my property though. So, I'm not sure what cultivar it is.

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