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Name: cheapskate gardener South Florida (Zone 10a)           hlutzow Jul 7, 2020 8:07 AM CST |
| This was sitting on the driveway. The neighbors next door have a lot of fruiting plants, including exotic ones, and we are surrounded by strips of native habitat. Anyone know what this could be?  Keep calm... and plant something. |
Name: Stefan SE europe(balkans) (Zone 6b)        skopjecollection Jul 7, 2020 9:10 AM CST |
| Looks like an araucaria segment |
Name: cheapskate gardener South Florida (Zone 10a) hlutzow Jul 7, 2020 10:46 AM CST |
| Huh. I never would have thought it was a piece of a tree. Keep calm... and plant something. |
Name: Stefan SE europe(balkans) (Zone 6b) skopjecollection Jul 7, 2020 1:06 PM CST |
hlutzow said:Huh. I never would have thought it was a piece of a tree. Araucaria araucana is pretty weird when it comes to trees. Imagine a whole tree whose foliage looks like a small pineapple crown. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI Jul 8, 2020 9:38 AM CST |
| Can you tell us how big that is? Is it soft or hard? Its not Araucaria araucana 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 |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)            plantladylin Jul 8, 2020 9:52 AM CST |
| It does look like Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) which grows in South Florida. Here are a couple of photos from our database for comparison: More info and photos on these pages: http://southeastgarden.com/ara... https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st08... http://www.plantbook.org/plant... ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Jul 8, 2020 10:40 AM CST |
| I can't find any part of my Monkey Puzzle that looks like that. 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 |
Name: Stefan SE europe(balkans) (Zone 6b) skopjecollection Jul 8, 2020 10:46 AM CST |
DaisyI said:I can't find any part of my Monkey Puzzle that looks like that. Cut a piece off, and let it dry in the shade |
Name: cheapskate gardener South Florida (Zone 10a) hlutzow Jul 8, 2020 11:23 AM CST |
| It was about 6 inches long, hard, and stiff. I don't have it anymore. I'll take a walk around the neighborhood and see if I can find any trees that look similar to some of the suggestions left here. ...when it cools down. Keep calm... and plant something. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Jul 8, 2020 12:51 PM CST |
skopjecollection said: No, drying them only makes them a different color. It could be a different kind of Araucaria. Look for Norfolk pines or the other one that looks very similar. 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 |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a) plantladylin Jul 8, 2020 1:05 PM CST |
| Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is also found growing in Central and South Florida. I'm not sure about other species. ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Stefan SE europe(balkans) (Zone 6b) skopjecollection Jul 8, 2020 2:05 PM CST |
plantladylin said:https://garden.org/plants/view/75324/Norfolk-Island-Pine-Araucaria-heterophylla/ is also found growing in Central and South Florida. I'm not sure about other species. Not that one. Ive seen it in france. Needless are smaller, less pineapple like. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Jul 8, 2020 2:42 PM CST |
| Yes, I think Norfolk Island Pine is probably right. 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 |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX           porkpal Jul 8, 2020 4:56 PM CST |
| Really? I'd like to see it next to something to get and idea of scale. Porkpal |
Georgia (Zone 8a)      Hamwild Jul 8, 2020 5:45 PM CST |
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Name: Lee-Roy Bilzen, Belgium (Zone 8a)          Arico Jul 8, 2020 6:47 PM CST |
| A quick glance made me think of a flowering catkin from a willow or poplar, but I'll agree with @Hamwild on this one |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Jul 8, 2020 6:51 PM CST |
Arico said:A quick glance made me think of a flowering catkin from a willow or poplar, but I'll agree with @Hamwild on this one  , but DaisyI was the one that suggested it.  I just thought I'd link some pictures. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Jul 8, 2020 8:35 PM CST |
Thank you Hamwild.  Your first photo, just right of center, is a duplicate for hlutzow's "mystery" plant. 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 |
Georgia (Zone 8a) Hamwild Jul 8, 2020 8:38 PM CST |
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Name: cheapskate gardener South Florida (Zone 10a) hlutzow Jul 8, 2020 9:47 PM CST |
Hamwild said:https://garden.org/plants/photo/379876/ Norfolk Island Pine it is. There are a couple growing in nearby yards and we'd had a big storm, with big winds, the night before. That picture is nearly an exact match for mine. Thank you! Keep calm... and plant something. |
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