Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
11 / 06 / 2015
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Season Photo Was Taken
Fall
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southeast
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City
Aiken
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State
South Carolina
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Posted by
rabunsmith
Notes:
Several roadside trees in downtown Aiken SC were shedding leaves and fruits. Fruit pod 7cm diameter, somewhat soft, with several large soft seeds inside. Trees have rounded top, about 8 feet diameter and cannot be tropical; they are planted at roadside.
Comments
Jim Unregistered says:
Thanks, Laura. I am so not-an-expert, especially as to anything not usually growing wild in the Piedmont or Southern Appalachians. I had just thought that the submitted photo suggested a serrate or crenate leaf edge, and the photos of V.fordii I saw were entire. Not so sure about my initial impression – so – “never mind”.
November 12th, 2015 at 11:20am
laura735 Unregistered says:
Hi Jim, I’m not sure of your question. But here are various images of Vernicia fordii leaves. Since there is no photo of these trees, I based my “guessed” on the leaf’s veins, shape and the two fruits. I was also lucky enough to found a photo of a V. fordii in Aiken, SC from a published article. But for me, a picture is worth thousands of guesses always. https://www.google.com/search?q=tung+tree&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CIUBEIkeahUKEwjd9O2q8YHJAhVQwmMKHTNzCpk&biw=1920&bih=909#imgrc=sNaHMRsSqHyFiM%3A
November 9th, 2015 at 1:40pm
Jim Unregistered says:
I have no knowledge of this plant at all, but the USDA database site photo of Vernicia fordii shows a smooth-edged leaf. ?
November 8th, 2015 at 10:00am
laura735 Unregistered says:
Maybe tung tree (Vernicia fordii). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernicia_fordii
November 7th, 2015 at 4:09pm