Help please. What kind of tree is this???

sfj · 1st February 2008, 10:50 AM

It has what looks like blueberries on it.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Shonda

TreeDimensional · 1st February 2008, 11:19 AM

Shonda, I am pretty certian they are NOT blueberries. The blueberry fruit has a tuft on the bottom of the fruit. I'll keep looking.

sfj · 1st February 2008, 11:19 AM

I know. I thought they only grew in bushes. But the blueberry is the only thing I could compare it to.

TreeDimensional · 1st February 2008, 11:23 AM

What kind of stone is in the fruit? I'm from Canada so I am probably not your best source.

RDMOTT · 1st February 2008, 11:44 AM

Japanese Blueberry? Elaeocarpus Decipiens? 30-60 ft tall? Can't seem to find a picture of fruit anywhere other than what you posted.

sfj · 1st February 2008, 11:51 AM

The blue things are small.Pea size. Inside is hard, almost like a sunflower seed.

I know, not any help at all uh? LOL

newguy18 · 1st February 2008, 12:12 PM

it looks like a mayberry.they are native around here in north florida/south georgia.bushy shurb or tree usually 10'to 30' tall.the foliage and fruit in your pics match the mayberry in my backyard.
i'm having a hard time finding links.

azrael · 1st February 2008, 12:36 PM

http://thebegavalley.org.au/uploads/...vet_fruits.jpg

Looks a lot like Broad-Leaf Privet to me.....
The leaves, when crushed, are quite brittle so they "crack" rather than bruise...and smell a bit like lawn clippings..... (opposite leaf arrangement)
The Privet is a weed here in Australia...Ligustrum lucidum...originally from China.

dannyboysfc · 1st February 2008, 05:02 PM

I second the privit, just pruned 22 of them this wednesday, leaf and bark look the same those fruits in the pic looked a bit bigger though.

Ekka · 2nd February 2008, 02:09 AM

I reckon Azrael nailed it.

we dont have much of it here and the ones I've cut didn't have berries, generally like tall busy bushes here.

Done it · 2nd February 2008, 02:26 AM

That stuff is everywhere around here, get rid of it quick or they'll come up everywhere once the seeds drop. Used as a hedge it's good but once it seeds it comes up everywhere.

I'll get some before & after shots of the creek near here next week. Azrael should like them.

treekiwi · 2nd February 2008, 09:21 PM

definately a privet, dont eat the seeds!!!! really bad for hayfever sufferers, really prolific weed here.

Done it · 9th February 2008, 02:24 AM

This is Quarry Branch Creek, at Northmead, it starts about 1km up from pic1, north side of the M2, joins Toongabbie Creek and then Parramatta River. Up from pic1 has had Broadleaf privet, lantana, etc removed. About 100 yards downstream is how it should look.

Pigdog · 9th February 2008, 11:05 AM

That stuff grows like sumac!

treesforme · 24th February 2008, 02:59 PM

I know what that tree is. If it gets a a whole array of white soft-petal flowers in the spring and the bark resembles a flowering dogwood-it is definitely a virburnum prunifolium. Commonly called Blackhaw.
Treesforme

Ekka · 24th February 2008, 07:44 PM

The leaves are different.

viburnum prunifolium - Google Image Search

treesforme · 25th February 2008, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

The leaves are different.

viburnum prunifolium - Google Image Search

I have several of these trees on my property. The leaves are identical.

1st February 2008, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
sfj I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 3	Help please. What kind of tree is this??? It has what looks like blueberries on it. Any ideas? Thanks, Shonda

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TreeDimensional Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 385	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? Shonda, I am pretty certian they are NOT blueberries. The blueberry fruit has a tuft on the bottom of the fruit. I'll keep looking.

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sfj I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 3	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? I know. I thought they only grew in bushes. But the blueberry is the only thing I could compare it to.

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TreeDimensional Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 385	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? What kind of stone is in the fruit? I'm from Canada so I am probably not your best source.

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RDMOTT Sappling Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montgomery CO PA USA Posts: 7	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? Japanese Blueberry? Elaeocarpus Decipiens? 30-60 ft tall? Can't seem to find a picture of fruit anywhere other than what you posted.

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sfj I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 3	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? The blue things are small.Pea size. Inside is hard, almost like a sunflower seed. I know, not any help at all uh? LOL

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newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Live Oak Florida home of the crapiest trees you will ever see. Posts: 2,610	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? it looks like a mayberry.they are native around here in north florida/south georgia.bushy shurb or tree usually 10'to 30' tall.the foliage and fruit in your pics match the mayberry in my backyard. i'm having a hard time finding links. __________________ Have your say join us today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkd_m4ivmc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzfzb...eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-OqK...eature=related

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dannyboysfc Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California Posts: 121	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? I second the privit, just pruned 22 of them this wednesday, leaf and bark look the same those fruits in the pic looked a bit bigger though.

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,844	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? I reckon Azrael nailed it. we dont have much of it here and the ones I've cut didn't have berries, generally like tall busy bushes here. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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Done it Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Parramatta. nsw. Australia. Posts: 217	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? That stuff is everywhere around here, get rid of it quick or they'll come up everywhere once the seeds drop. Used as a hedge it's good but once it seeds it comes up everywhere. I'll get some before & after shots of the creek near here next week. Azrael should like them.

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treekiwi Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 100	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? definately a privet, dont eat the seeds!!!! really bad for hayfever sufferers, really prolific weed here.

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Pigdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 65	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? That stuff grows like sumac!

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treesforme Sappling Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Birdsboro, Pa. Posts: 7	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? I know what that tree is. If it gets a a whole array of white soft-petal flowers in the spring and the bark resembles a flowering dogwood-it is definitely a virburnum prunifolium. Commonly called Blackhaw. Treesforme

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,844	Re: Help please. What kind of tree is this??? The leaves are different. viburnum prunifolium - Google Image Search __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors