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Kindpastor Joined: 11/17/2006 Location: Posts: 4	Posted: Nov/17/2006 2:27 AM PST I was foraging around my home in southern california and foudn what looked to be a thick, leafy vegatable, sort of like tobacco. I later discovered that the thicvk bunch of leaves was sprouting from a stump, about the width of a flagpole. I have not been able to ID this mystrery tree, but here are some leaf images to help. [IMG]http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/949/l1nt5. jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6463/l2hd3.j pg[/IMG] Thanks to all who can help! Quote \| Reply \| Report

fozbot3 Joined: 1/18/2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 7893	Posted: Nov/17/2006 2:31 AM PST Welcome to GG, kindpastor. great pics! you might consider reducing them to a smaller size next time. we have some wonderful tree experts on here who will most likely be able to ID this. it won't be me unfortunately. i'm no good at IDing trees. Quote \| Reply \| Report

treeman Joined: 3/29/2002 Location: Posts: 2874	Posted: Nov/17/2006 11:10 AM PST Well I'd be dog goned if it isn't one of the magnolias. Which one? Can't tell ypou that. If it blooms in the spring, perhaps we can take it a step further. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Kindpastor Joined: 11/17/2006 Location: Posts: 4	Posted: Nov/17/2006 8:29 PM PST My Gawd--a magnolia tree--let me see what else I remember about the plant--the leaves and stalk had a foul odor like BO--the branches had little hollow tubes running through their centers--ANTS were having a feast on the inside of a fallen stalk--thats all I can remember. I thought this was a weed at first because I found seedling growing behind dumpsters, and along railroad tracks. Quote \| Reply \| Report

treeman Joined: 3/29/2002 Location: Posts: 2874	Posted: Nov/17/2006 8:55 PM PST Now you got me flumoxed Quote \| Reply \| Report

fozbot3 Joined: 1/18/2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 7893	Posted: Nov/17/2006 9:13 PM PST some viburnums smell bad. i found this one online> Carolina allspice (Calycanthus), when correctly grown from cuttings, is a shrub with a nice spicy aroma. But inferior plants grown from seed can smell like vinegar. i'm still looking for smelly trees. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Kindpastor Joined: 11/17/2006 Location: Posts: 4	Posted: Nov/18/2006 12:13 AM PST I'll whip out the digicam and snap some photos of the "seedlings" i saw growing around town, hopefully a view of the whole plant will help better than some leaves. Quote \| Reply \| Report

NedsGarden Joined: 10/09/2006 Location: Thorne Bay AK Posts: 21	Posted: Nov/18/2006 4:55 AM PST Might be aspen or cottonwood.Are the buds sticky? Quote \| Reply \| Report

treeman Joined: 3/29/2002 Location: Posts: 2874	Posted: Nov/18/2006 1:40 PM PST Definely not a `member of the Poplar... Quote \| Reply \| Report

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