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   copmom
   Member

   Not a paw paw tree or a dogwood (although I could take a pix of a dogwood blossoms except they're all gone now), it is a fruit blossom, and that dog needs it's toe nails clipped!

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   funkymom
   Member

   copmom- i know! i showed the pics to mom (sadie is her dog) and she said the same thing. i think it'll will be remedied this week.

   goodguy- nice to see you. i was wondering where you had wandered off to.

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   graylox
   Moderator

   when the pic is a close up, the fruit is a blueberry

   http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blueberry

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   Paulga
   Member

   copmom......is it a Crab Apple Tree?

   Paulga

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   CreamyPretzel
   Member

   Olive tree?

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   Paulga
   Member

   funkymom....nice one, i am defending my castle, its fun, oh thanks for telling me about Arnie, yep Cal NOT Flo, bush the younger is Flo, think i got that correct, its hard to remember from over here!

   Paulga

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   Paulga
   Member

   graylox......My roses have just started to bloom, here are the first two! oh i am into Blueberry "big time" and Cranberry.

   http://www.divshare.com/download/4552110-73d

   Posted 16 years ago #
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   graylox
   Moderator

   a sigh escaped her lips

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   maizeydaze
   Member

   Funky, thanks for the PRIZES! (Ha, Ha, I got 2) I really like spot the difference games.
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   Copmom, I agree with Graylox. It looks like blueberries or huckleberries to me, too. As a matter of fact, I looked through my photos trying to find one that I'd taken to compare. Never did find it. Is it a tree or a shrub?

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    funkymom
    Member

    paul- yes, jeb bush is the gov of florida. you are, of course, excused since you aren't from around these parts.

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    Paulga
    Member

    Folks, as the heading on my computer asks?..................thats in the jar?

    http://www.divshare.com/download/4554130-c38

    Paulga

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    copmom
    Member

    graylox.. you've got it!!!!!!!!!! Ta daaaaaaaaa! The blueberries are just starting to flower. We've got 8 bushes of them. Now to see if I actually get any this year. Usually the birds get them before they turn purple! Tried putting a net over the bushes one year, so what did the birds do? Walked under the netting! Guess I'll just buy some at the grocery store like I usually do.

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    funkymom
    Member

    btw-copmom, i'm sorry i interrupted your game. i didn't realize that you had one going on.

    sorry.

    ashamedmom

    Posted 16 years ago #
14. 

    copmom
    Member

    NO problem funkymom! Now, here's another one for y'all.. What kind of Tree is it??
    http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg264/copmom_photo/WhatKindOfTreeIsIt.jpg

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    goodgotd
    Member

    not enough detail for me to tell about the blossoms (aside from appearing to rule out cherry, plum, apple, etc.- the wide, flat, well-defined petal types), but the leaves seem familiar. narrow, paired, too green, not blue enough for eucalyptus IIRC, not dusky enough for olive (alas, california and oregon are the extent of my travels)... almond, perhaps?

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    goldeneagle
    Member

    Fothergilla(Witch alder)bush? -Aint a "tree" if it' s under 15 feet tall(ok 12 feet)! And I agree detail is tough.

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    goodgotd
    Member

    I don't think it's height that makes a tree.

    "To most people, a tree is something living longer than a year and has the general shape of a single thick stem with leaves or branches with leaves."

    "For specialists who work with plants, a tree is defined more specifically.

    In addition to the general definition is the specific requirement that there is growth in the diameter of the single thick stem (technically called wood formation)."

    the japanese maple down at our civic center is certainly a tree (specifically, Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Crimson Queen', or Cutleaf Japanese Maple) but as yet is under 6 feet tall and usually stays under 10 feet.

    Posted 16 years ago #
18. 

    goldeneagle
    Member

    Yes, but those are specifically dwarfed. Landscaper specialist enough?

    Posted 16 years ago #
19. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    sure, that's cred enough for me- but then, I was quoting a general rule. are you saying this species has been bred dwarfed? I know the groundskeepers haven't a clue.

    if you look hard enough you can find rule-breakers in every class. I'm a generalist (jack of all trades) and that's about the one constant I've learned.

    besides, a dwarf tree is still a tree, right?

    love to get you to look over some of the puzzlers I've found right here in town- like this most definite tree: 5 broad leaflets, c. 35' tall... drain, oregon.

    http://www.picattic.com/files/xq0jyu9bhqfjhl1akc2j.jpg
    http://www.picattic.com/files/qigzov6ou6y8tzyf6de3.jpg

    Posted 16 years ago #
20. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Is it only me, or has this thread (and the entire forums, for that matter) gone wild? I'm having a hard time following what's going on. For instance, I think Paulga wants someone to guess what's in his jar. Now, copmom has another tree/shrub to identify. With the last shrub, I thought it was something that she needed help identifying. You know, something like the stuff that Goody posts... a little side conversation. I'm not sure anymore.

    The original concept of this game thread was to post a closeup or enlargement of a section of something bigger. Then later, after some confusion, we decided on a naming convention that would include a shortened ID of the poster and a sequential number for their submissions. (i.e. CM-100 for copmom's 100th What Is It submission.)

    So, what do you say folks? Should we start new threads called "What's In My Jar?" and "What Am I Growing?"??? Or, should we go back to the original, semi-orderly, "What Is It" format??? Please, convey your thoughts here.

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    goldeneagle
    Member

    Ya, if u admit it' s a general rule I' ll admit it' s too early to put the : ) after the witch hazel family I was referring to (sloppy growing,multiple-stemmed -even at ground level "flexible scented shrub"). Since there' s no GOTD today : ( I' ll go trim my bonsai shrub (ooops)and be back tomoro.

    Posted 16 years ago #
22. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    If nobody whacks me for it, I'd go for a separate thread for 'anybody got a clue?' and go back to showing stuff we know the name of for guessing here.

    heck, the 'I don't care' thread is too much like jeopardy for me- all answers have to be phrased as questions, and such.

    as for the jar, better lighting would help- could be anything from used motor oil to magnetite sand.

    no need to run off, goldeneagle- no offense meant.

    Posted 16 years ago #
23. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    and yes, 'gone wild' isn't a bad term (check out the movie 'world gone wild', you get a chance) but 'splintered' might be better.

    Posted 16 years ago #
24. 

    goldeneagle
    Member

    non taken, just staying up for the giveaways makes me see double(and from my limited time here I know she' s not gonna' tell us for a while : )

    Posted 16 years ago #
25. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    shucks, I was hoping you'd know my tree at least. later.

    Posted 16 years ago #
26. 

    Paulga
    Member

    maizeydaze........yep! you are correct in saying the thread has branched out/off in various directions? and as a result ,confusion has set in! so i will start the "clean up", by exposing myself!.........well i mean the "what is it.....thats in the jar, light was dimmed so you HAD to guess, so now to kill it, http://www.divshare.com/download/4559342-d06

    Paulga

    Posted 16 years ago #
27. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Paulga - So we have either a grave robber, surgeon, butcher, killer or mad Irishman in our midsts! I've got to hand it to you, that's a good one! :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
28. 

    copmom
    Member

    paulga.. "exposing yourself".. are you exposing your hand? Who's hand is that and why is it in a jar? Are you collecting body parts to make a new Frankenstein?
    goody, is not a fruit tree.
    OK maizey.. I'll rephrase mine to say, "What did I grow"?

    Posted 16 years ago #
29. 

    maizeydaze
    Member

    Dearest copmom, That's not what I really suggested. What I'm getting at is the "What Is It?" game should be for pictures of closeups of larger objects to guess. The "What's this plant ID?" should probably be given it's own thread. There does seem to be a lot of interest in this topic! Why don't YOU start this new and exciting thread? I'll play!! :)

    This sure would bring a little bit of organization to the chaos! Does this make sense or am I being too fussy? Please, don't take offense. It's nothing personal. I'm just having a difficult time following a given theme. :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
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    copmom
    Member

    maizey.. no, you're not being fussy, and NO offense at all! Truthfully, I've gotten totally confused on what to post where with all these threads and following who said what. I guess I started because of that closeup of that tulip poplar flower, and then got off the track.
    Yes, the original concept of a close up seems to have gotten pushed to the back burner, so next post I'll make a new thread.

    Posted 16 years ago #

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