please help me identify!!

stephnle · 7th September 2010, 06:27 AM

Hello,

I recently discovered and fell in love with this tree on a visit to Florida, specifically in the Cocoa Beach area and around Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. Can anyone help identify it?

It had small, silvery green fuzzy leaves and a rough bark with many deep crevices. The trunk was usually not very wide and overall it was a smaller tree, sort of shrub like. As far as I can find, it might be an olive? The leaves on it are oval and not as thin and narrow as olive tree pictures I have found thus far.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

derwoodii · 7th September 2010, 12:15 PM

Maybe its a Leucadendron argenteum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leucadendron argenteum Silver tree, Silver leaf Witteboom tree or similar have a look at the link and compare.

Cathmantoo · 8th September 2010, 10:32 PM

HI, That is much more like an Eremophila, possibly E. maculata, whose flowers can be pink to yellow. this is an unusually staked specimen which only happens with our Aussie plants in America that prefer to go sideways. We would never bother with staking these plants here! I can see a yellow pea type flower on the plant which makes me think it is an Eremophila. Regards Cath.

Jeffrey Lovstrom · 8th September 2010, 10:56 PM

Kinda looks like a metrosideros.
Jeff

7th September 2010, 06:27 AM	#1
stephnle I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: iowa Posts: 1	please help me identify!! Hello, I recently discovered and fell in love with this tree on a visit to Florida, specifically in the Cocoa Beach area and around Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale. Can anyone help identify it? It had small, silvery green fuzzy leaves and a rough bark with many deep crevices. The trunk was usually not very wide and overall it was a smaller tree, sort of shrub like. As far as I can find, it might be an olive? The leaves on it are oval and not as thin and narrow as olive tree pictures I have found thus far. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Attached Thumbnails

7th September 2010, 12:15 PM	#2
derwoodii Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 406	Re: please help me identify!! Maybe its a Leucadendron argenteum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leucadendron argenteum Silver tree, Silver leaf Witteboom tree or similar have a look at the link and compare.

8th September 2010, 10:32 PM	#3
Cathmantoo Sappling Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Australia Posts: 16	Re: please help me identify!! HI, That is much more like an Eremophila, possibly E. maculata, whose flowers can be pink to yellow. this is an unusually staked specimen which only happens with our Aussie plants in America that prefer to go sideways. We would never bother with staking these plants here! I can see a yellow pea type flower on the plant which makes me think it is an Eremophila. Regards Cath.

8th September 2010, 10:56 PM	#4
Jeffrey Lovstrom Mature tree Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 292	Re: please help me identify!! Kinda looks like a metrosideros. Jeff

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