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    Default Help with tree ID?

    The best and only pics that I have of the tree in question. I have no clue at all. My daughter lives in Golden, CO, so that's the location.

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    It looks like a Jackfruit tree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TwistedCF View Post
    It looks like a Jackfruit tree.
    I took the lead and looked up info on wikipedia, google search, etc. If that's indeed a jackfruit, it would be a arborvor miracle. One report said that one tree was reported to be living in south Florida and survived a 27 degree (f).

    It looks similar, but surely it can't be. In Golden, Colorado?

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    Where is Dogwood when we need him?
    It certainly doesn’t look like a native tree.
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    You're right, Jackfruit wouldn't make it outside a hot house in Co. The tree in the second photo appears to have some sort of fruit/pod? that made me think of Jackfruit but unless it's some kind of genetically altered hybrid it wouldn't stand a chance. Maybe someone from Co. will chime in?
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    Where is Dogwood when we need him?



    ha.......

    i thought about posting the same thing....

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    A close up of a leaf and fruit would help.

    Could that be a pawpaw tree?
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    Quote Originally Posted by imscotty View Post
    A close up of a leaf and fruit would help.

    Could that be a pawpaw tree?
    Not pawpaw.
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    This is the best that I can do with enlargements.
    After looking at tree id book and comparing with what little can be seen on pics, my guess is Osage orange tree. I think it would survive in CO.
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    FYI ... to the locals where I grew up in Nebraska ... Osage Orange is called Hedge Apple ... and winters are a problem for it.... BUT, I'm NOT a tree ID expert.

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    I think maybe this is an Ohio Buckeye Tree or a Horse Chestnut Tree. The compound leaf structure is more like an Ohio Buckeye Tree/Horse Chestnut. Osage Orange is a single alternate leaf pattern. Hard to tell for sure with the pictures.

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    [QUOTE=Furlough;2254124]I think maybe this is an Ohio Buckeye Tree or a Horse Chestnut Tree. The compound leaf structure is more like an Ohio Buckeye Tree/Horse Chestnut. Osage Orange is a single alternate leaf pattern. Hard to tell for sure with the pictures.
    Yes, that looks like some kind of a buckeye to me. Not osage orange, nor pawpaw.
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    ...and the Ohio Buckeye range does include Colorado.
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    I don't think it is Ohio buckeye. More likely a horse chestnut. Ohio buckeye is usually found in moist woods. Horse chestnut is commonly planted in town as a street tree or in parks. From what I can tell from the pictures the leaves are arranged like the spoke of a wheel and buckeye family is the only tree or shrub that has that feature.
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    Not osage orange. Osage orange can handle the winters in Ohio. We also call them hedge apple mainly because the fruit is a big (3-4" diam) green ball that looks like brains. Also known as monkey fruit.
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    I think it's safe to declare it an Ohio Buckeye tree.

    My kid used this app, got the name, then did a little more digging via Google. She said the app is quite good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John B View Post
    I think it's safe to declare it an Ohio Buckeye tree.
    I am still going with horse chestnut. Ohio buckeye only has 5 leaves. Horse chestnut has 6 or 7. I can see several whorls that have at least six leaves in your picture. I think a horse chestnut is more likely to be planted as a street three in CO versus an Ohio Buckeye.
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    Quote Originally Posted by soilman View Post
    I am still going with horse chestnut. Ohio buckeye only has 5 leaves. Horse chestnut has 6 or 7. I can see several whorls that have at least six leaves in your picture. I think a horse chestnut is more likely to be planted as a street three in CO versus an Ohio Buckeye.
    I think it is a Japanese Horse Chestnut. The Horse Chestnut has a spiked fruit capsule, and the Japanese Horse Chestnut fruit is nearly spineless.

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    Aesculus possibly glabra or possibly a cross. I still get confused with the fruit until I can examine it more closely by cutting it open. Depending on the growing location in CO many Botanical Gardens, plant enthusiasts, plant nurseries, plant non conformists, etc attempt to grow non native plants outside of their typical growing range. This can apply to wildlife living outside of typical historical ranges. This is common especially for plants.

    Definitely not Maclura pomifera(Osage orange) or Asimina triloba(paw paw).

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