New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Chicago, IL  krwshl Aug 27, 2019 1:44 PM CST |
| Hello, Moved into a new house recently. Having trouble figuring out if this is a shrub or weed. It has numerous growths at the bottom trunk and has small berries of some sort on it. Any help is greatly appreciated!       |
Georgia (Zone 8a)           Hamwild Aug 27, 2019 1:55 PM CST |
| I believe that is a bradford pear tree. Not something I would want in my yard tbh. |
Chicago, IL krwshl Aug 27, 2019 4:00 PM CST |
Hamwild said:I believe that is a bradford pear tree. Not something I would want in my yard tbh. Wow, would have never guessed that. Because of the multiple stems in the trunk? |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Aug 27, 2019 4:24 PM CST |
| The little pears look familiar (and the leaves). Can you tell if it was ever cut back at some point (doesn't look like it), like it's coming from a stump? I wonder if it could be a sucker (like in our case, we had a callery pear cut down and it was sprouting from a root left behind; I think it would have eventually turned into another tree) that sprouted and took on that shape. |
Chicago, IL krwshl Aug 27, 2019 4:24 PM CST |
krwshl said: Could it be rhamnus cathartica (common buckthorn)? Going to look at it more closely tonight, it is growing along some decorative rocks. |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Aug 27, 2019 4:28 PM CST |
krwshl said: Hmm, that does look like a contender! @tofitropic, I imagine you will know.  |
Perthshire. SCOTLAND. UK     Silversurfer Aug 27, 2019 4:37 PM CST |
| Fruits do not match to Bradford Pear...Pyrus calleryana The Callery pear has small (less than 1cm) green and brown round fruit. ..see pic https://commons.wikimedia.org/... |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Aug 27, 2019 5:10 PM CST |
Silversurfer said:Fruits do not match to Bradford Pear...Pyrus calleryana Shoot, I forgot to tag you too.  |
Name: John Scott County, KY (Zone 5b) You can't have too many viburnums..        ViburnumValley Aug 27, 2019 8:58 PM CST |
| Absolutely NOT a Callery Pear - Pyrus calleryana. Certainly IS an invasive exotic Buckthorn species - Frangula (syn. Rhamnus) sp., like Rhamnus cathartica. Definitely a plant to eliminate from the landscape, before those fruit/seeds are distributed by birds to infest other landscapes. John |
Chicago, IL krwshl Aug 28, 2019 10:24 AM CST |
ViburnumValley said:Absolutely NOT a Callery Pear - Pyrus calleryana. Thanks so much everyone for the fast replies! I am looking into what I need to paint the trunk with once I cut it down. Based on my research sounds like it is best to chop it down in the fall. |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX         porkpal Aug 28, 2019 11:02 AM CST |
| Any weed/brush herbicide painted on the cut surface full strength will kill it. Porkpal |
Chicago, IL krwshl Aug 28, 2019 1:12 PM CST |
porkpal said:Any weed/brush herbicide painted on the cut surface full strength will kill it. Thank you!! |
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