Mystery seeds falling in the Plant ID forum

keithp2012

Feb 25, 2016 10:43 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)

It's winter and very windy and these seeds are filling the sky but not from any trees in my yard which are Maple. What are they from?

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porkpal

Feb 26, 2016 7:04 AM CST

Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)

An elm, perhaps?

Porkpal

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DaisyI

Feb 26, 2016 11:48 AM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

Do you have any fields near you? It looks like some sort of grass maybe Indian grass.

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

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keithp2012

Feb 26, 2016 1:57 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)

DaisyI said:Do you have any fields near you? It looks like some sort of grass maybe Indian grass.

No fields. I may have just solved it, could it be sycamore or sweet gum seeds? We have those few houses down.

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DaisyI

Feb 26, 2016 2:37 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

You are right! Its Sycamore.

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
Webmaster: osnnv.org

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greene

Feb 26, 2016 2:47 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Do you have anything similar to a London Plane tree nearby??
Platanus x acerifolia

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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JRsbugs

Feb 26, 2016 4:21 PM CST

Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK

It doesn't look like the Sycamore I know, which has pairs of winged seeds.

I think greene's suggestion of Platanus × acerifolia is a good one.

http://landscapeplants.oregons...

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HamiltonSquare

Feb 26, 2016 6:56 PM CST

Name: Leslieray Hurlburt
Sacramento California (Zone 9b)

American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Is what I think it is. There everywhere her in the city of trees. Giants and beautiful. The leaves are huge and a major cleanup issue in the fall. The the seed balls are not well loved.

Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California.

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DaisyI

Feb 26, 2016 7:01 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
Not all who wander are lost

Here's a picture for you:
https://www.google.com/search?...

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost

President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada
Webmaster: osnnv.org

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greene

Feb 26, 2016 7:19 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
I have no use for internet bullies!

Keith, you made a post a while back to say that one of the photos you posted was a hybrid London Plane tree:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...
Could the falling seeds be from the same tree?

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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HamiltonSquare

Feb 26, 2016 8:10 PM CST

Name: Leslieray Hurlburt
Sacramento California (Zone 9b)

Platanus x acerifolia could be what we have here. There difficult to distinguish from one another. The seeds are the same as pictured.

Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento California.

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JRsbugs

Feb 26, 2016 8:33 PM CST

Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK

Platanus × acerifolia ...

http://landscapeplants.oregons...

Platanus occidentalis ..

http://www.treetopics.com/plat...

http://www.ars-grin.gov/npgs/i...

The longer 'tail' on the cap of Platanus × acerifolia looks to match best.

BugLife

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keithp2012

Feb 26, 2016 10:41 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)

The tree nearby gets spiky brown balls on it.

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keithp2012

Feb 27, 2016 6:02 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)

Here is where they came from.

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flaflwrgrl

Feb 28, 2016 7:09 AM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Absolutely a sycamore!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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keithp2012

Feb 28, 2016 4:57 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Keith
Long Island, NY (Zone 7a)

Thanks for the help!

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flaflwrgrl

Feb 28, 2016 6:08 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Keith, the goldfinches here just go ga-ga over the seed balls. It will look like the tree is snowing, there will be so much stuff raining down out of it but if you really look, you can see gobs of goldfinches attacking the balls to glean the seeds out of them.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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