Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: xthomasx on September 19, 2012, 06:10:00 PM
-
Hallo all,
I am looking for a neat website for tree identification.
Here in our hospital campus we have a number of trees of the same species, and I can't seem to find them in any of my books (especially Parey and Rothmaler). As I know (almost :-\ ) all native trees here, it is clearly an imported species, and although both Parey and Rothmaler list neophytes, this one is not, as far as I can see...
I googled for such websites and found quite a number but wasn't able to identify that tree. Any ideas and hints?
Thanks and greetings,
Thomas.
-
John Grimshaw and Ross Bayton, 'New Trees, Recent Introductions to Cultivation'
ISBN-10: 1842461737
ISBN-13: 978-1842461730
http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trees-Recent-Introductions-Cultivation/dp/1842461737 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Trees-Recent-Introductions-Cultivation/dp/1842461737) - is a book that might help you.
-
Can you take a picture of the trees Thomas, especially close-up? Someone here is bound to know. :)
-
Hi all,
I wasn't online for most of the past days, and won't be for some more days...
Anyway, these are some photos of the species. It had old capsules, unripe capsules and buds all at the same time...
Any ideas?
-
I would say Paulownia tomentosa.
-
There is an app for iPhones called Leafsnap.
I've tried it and works great on domestic trees. They are constantly adding additional trees.
You can see leaf, shoot,fruit, flowers, etc.
here:
http://leafsnap.com/ (http://leafsnap.com/)
-
What a great idea. I really like the format of the site.
Good luck Thomas. It does look like the Paulownia.
-
Arnold, "Leafsnap" is really very helpful. I tried it with an unknown (for me, there are too many :) ) tree and it works fine!
-
They are adding images all the time. I thought it was only domestic species but I've found introduced trees as well.
There is a choice to download high resolution images.
-
Great! Thank you for all your efforts!
Smartphone apps are of no help for me so far, as I have a normal cellphone only ::) Not even with a camera...
-
Great! Thank you for all your efforts!
Smartphone apps are of no help for me so far, as I have a normal cellphone only ::) Not even with a camera...
Me too, Thomas! But soon our phones will have antique value ;) ;D
-
Just like ourselves, Maggi. ;D
-
Just like ourselves, Maggi. ;D
Probably! I'm hoping for National Treasure Status myself! ( I already look like I've been dug up.....)
-
Maggi,
You're just hoping to be found by Nicholas Cage are you? ;)
-
Arnold,
thank you for the great webside. Good tool to learn the common english/american names too 8)
-
Armin:
You're welcome. It is a project involving Columbia University.
-
Arnold, off topic I know but I've read about a park in New York that's been created up high on an old overhead railway track and wondered if you have visited it and whether you might have some pictures please?
-
Arnold, off topic I know but I've read about a park in New York that's been created up high on an old overhead railway track and wondered if you have visited it and whether you might have some pictures please?
Hmmmm, I was sure we had something about this place in the Forum - must have imagined it ..
http://www.thehighline.org/ (http://www.thehighline.org/)
-
Maggi- Didn't John Grimshaw visit it when he spoke in NYC? Probably it was on his blog.
johnw
-
That is possible, John - I know I've seen photos somewhere- thought they were from a female forumist.....
-
David;
Yes it's an old rail line that is elevated above the streets. In days gone by freight would come in and be off loaded. The area was once a meat packing district so most likely it was beef that was being railed in. There were wholesale meat packing plants where the meat was cut up for distribution to all of the city.
I've been but never took any photos.
Here is a link to the site:
http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images (http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images)
-
...and just when you thought it wasn't possible.
I had a community meeting with a professor at Columbia where Leaf Snap was developed and their working on:
Dog Snap.
-
David;
Yes it's an old rail line that is elevated above the streets. In days gone by freight would come in and be off loaded. The area was once a meat packing district so most likely it was beef that was being railed in. There were wholesale meat packing plants where the meat was cut up for distribution to all of the city.
I've been but never took any photos.
Here is a link to the site:
http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images (http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images)
Many thanks Arnold
-
David, et al,
The High Line is a magical urban space. It should be on every gardeners hit list of things to visit in NYC. Their former horticulturist and current Chief Operating Officer is a friend and former student of mine, Melissa Fisher. I've been and photographed it--but need to go back.
-
Many thanks Carlo. Some pictures would be nice!!