Digging in for fall? My Black Lab Sophie used to dig them out of the mud,i guess she could smell them
Cape May County Explorations
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I have to admit, I did not look at the leaves, and I winged it because the bark is familiar to me, and points to Sassafras.
I have a book that id's trees by the bark, and it could be tulip or black walnut too. I'll slide by there again in the coming days.
I thought persimmon was lumpier,more square chunks covered with warts.sassafras usually don't look that rough but yes that was a bigger tree then normal so it must rough up as it gets older.If I coulda smelled the picture I would have known
This one is a bit of a puzzle, but I saw an image online.....I'm sure its a viburnum, but.....
I googled some Web sites relating to NJ/Cape May. Then checked Images, It is considered a invasive species.
Yes, I was wondering if a nearby homeowner bought some from a nursery. They sell a lot of invasive plants and trees.
It's common enough as an invasive in Piedmont successional forests.
Al, it is a sassafras. I went back today. There are about 5 live ones and several big ones on the ground. I measured it as 64 inches in circumference. That is a diameter of 20 inches. How about this guy. If somebody told me he put a rugged tree stand in a sassafras, I'd look at him funny-like.I thought persimmon was lumpier,more square chunks covered with warts.sassafras usually don't look that rough but yes that was a bigger tree then normal so it must rough up as it gets older.If I coulda smelled the picture I would have known
And, within a few feet in the same grove, two of these, making comparison a snap.
There was one sassafras tree about 40 yards away that was only 8" in diameter, but the leaves were comparitively huge. This mitten one is 8" by 4"
The sassafras to me is also similar to Chestnut Oak which we have a lot of down here in bluff type areas.
I like Chestnut Oak. I think of it as a very stable species, and a good-looking tree all the time. Another tree deserving respect is Willow Oak. While some white oak down there can get big and fat, Willow oak is always rigid, straight, big, and strong looking. They are quite numerous in the marshes. This one was in a marsh down the road.
This is an interesting condition on this tree. I was lucky enough to see a branch of leaves that had fallen.
PS: that sassafras close up. Almost looks like some kind of rock formation.
Yes I have noticed Willow Oak seems to favor marsh borders, We have some good sized ones down here.Big one out to Matts Landing unless it's died in the last twenty years which is about how long since I"ve been to it.