ID this New Orleans tree

missTree · 25th May 2008, 02:23 AM

Hello

I need help with an ID of this tree that I saw all over New Orleans, Louisiana, when I visited there.

I hope you can help me!

/missTree

Also seen at: Home – where my tv and music is

missTree · 25th May 2008, 02:28 AM

Well great... the pictures doesn't seem to work...

Does anyone know what kind of trees that are planted all over New Orleans? On the sidewalks on almost every street I walked. Kind of hard to answer without pictures, I know...

/missTree

Ekka · 25th May 2008, 02:50 AM

Perhaps read this then come back here and try again.

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newguy18 · 25th May 2008, 02:14 PM

If this is what you are talking about 105.JPG (image)103.JPG (image)103.JPG (image)
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Then it appears to be an oak of some kind.Hard to tell without a close up of the foliage.Maybe a live oak?

blair duncanson · 25th May 2008, 11:50 PM

Aye, Very tricky to tell from photos but bark, dead pegs and hopefully symbiotic growth of climber suggests Quercus spp, as Newguy suggests. More pics??

missTree · 26th May 2008, 01:30 AM

Thank you for your help! I don't have any more close-ups than this. I think it might be live oak, but I really have no idea, so I hope you can help me!

/missTree

newguy18 · 26th May 2008, 01:45 PM

Thats is a live oak without a doubt.I work in them at least twice a week.

blair duncanson · 26th May 2008, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

Thats is a live oak without a doubt.I work in them at least twice a week.

Is that Quercus ilex, what we call Holm Oak or Evergreen Oak back home?

newguy18 · 26th May 2008, 05:45 PM

Yeah it is,heres a page.
Live oak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ekka · 26th May 2008, 08:56 PM

What a gnarly spreading tree that is, full of character.

newguy18 · 26th May 2008, 09:03 PM

some of them are pretty good to work in but some have near vertical leaders in them that can get anywhere from 20-100' tall then you get asked to climb up and remove one or 2 dead limbs.That sucks for air humping.

Sean Freeman · 26th May 2008, 10:04 PM

I agree Eric, beautiful looking trees...

missTree · 27th May 2008, 01:58 AM

Thank you for all your help! Maybe you also know the name of the moss(?) that grows on it? Would appreciate your input.

/missTree

TreeSpecialist · 27th May 2008, 06:09 AM

The tree is a live oak (Quercus virginanna).

The "moss" is actually Resurrection fern (Polypodium polypodioides).

When it's dry, it all but disappears only to come back in 24 hours after a good rain.

missTree · 27th May 2008, 10:16 AM

Thank you!

blair duncanson · 27th May 2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeSpecialist

The tree is a live oak (Quercus virginanna).

The "moss" is actually Resurrection fern (Polypodium polypodioides).

When it's dry, it all but disappears only to come back in 24 hours after a good rain.

Nice one TS, yet another Oak to learn!

25th May 2008, 02:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
missTree Sappling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 5	ID this New Orleans tree Hello I need help with an ID of this tree that I saw all over New Orleans, Louisiana, when I visited there. I hope you can help me! /missTree Also seen at: Home – where my tv and music is Last edited by missTree : 25th May 2008 at 02:29 AM. Reason: the pictures doesn't work...

25th May 2008, 02:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
missTree Sappling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 5	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Well great... the pictures doesn't seem to work... Does anyone know what kind of trees that are planted all over New Orleans? On the sidewalks on almost every street I walked. Kind of hard to answer without pictures, I know... /missTree

25th May 2008, 02:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Perhaps read this then come back here and try again. How to post\| add a picture or file\| embed picture __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

25th May 2008, 02:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	Re: ID this New Orleans tree If this is what you are talking about 105.JPG (image)103.JPG (image)103.JPG (image) PICT0315.JPG (image) Then it appears to be an oak of some kind.Hard to tell without a close up of the foliage.Maybe a live oak? __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com Last edited by newguy18 : 25th May 2008 at 02:18 PM. Reason: added pics.

25th May 2008, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
blair duncanson Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: argyll Posts: 127	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Aye, Very tricky to tell from photos but bark, dead pegs and hopefully symbiotic growth of climber suggests Quercus spp, as Newguy suggests. More pics??

26th May 2008, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Thats is a live oak without a doubt.I work in them at least twice a week. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com

26th May 2008, 05:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Yeah it is,heres a page. Live oak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com

26th May 2008, 08:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ekka Admin - Dip Arb & Hort Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 7,734	Re: ID this New Orleans tree What a gnarly spreading tree that is, full of character. __________________ Arborist Training in Australia\| Your Free Helping Guide Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory .... Yes, I also SEO (Optimize) and build websites that fly high in Google Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding and Stump Removal Brisbane Brisbane - Gold Coast Tree Care, Consulting, Developer, Tree and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

26th May 2008, 09:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dead twig Florida. Posts: 4,062	Re: ID this New Orleans tree some of them are pretty good to work in but some have near vertical leaders in them that can get anywhere from 20-100' tall then you get asked to climb up and remove one or 2 dead limbs.That sucks for air humping. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA "Everybody's hell on safety." G.f.beranek. www.atreestory.com

26th May 2008, 10:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,868	Re: ID this New Orleans tree I agree Eric, beautiful looking trees... __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

27th May 2008, 06:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
TreeSpecialist Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 201	Re: ID this New Orleans tree The tree is a live oak (Quercus virginanna). The "moss" is actually Resurrection fern (Polypodium polypodioides). When it's dry, it all but disappears only to come back in 24 hours after a good rain.

27th May 2008, 10:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
missTree Sappling Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 5	Re: ID this New Orleans tree Thank you!

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