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Fri, Apr 2, 10 at 22:45
| I arrived in Vancouver today and I went out looking for fig trees to get some cuttings from. I found a few that are definitely figs, but one I am not sure about
Is this a fig?
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- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Sat, Apr 3, 10 at 1:21
| That leaf scar is definitely from a walnut. |
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| Lots of fig trees in Vancouver. Most trees in Vancouver are Desert King - may be 55% or more. Your best bet is to check out the Italian Cultural Center - may need a ladder to get some cuttings. My friend told me one of the tree is Gentile & Filacciano. He cited it does not meet his taste bud preferences. I trust him on the taste & I have never bothered to take cuttings when I went to check it out years ago. Other common varieties in Vancouver are Latarrula & BT's. There are Black Jacks, Negronnes, Brunswick, Gillete & Osborne Prolific too. Ethnic types are harder to find unless you know people. Most people have no clue as to the varieties. From pic -- Quite certain its not a fig cutting. |
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| .... too pubescent to be Juglans (walnut). My guess is Rhus typhina (staghorn sumac). Al |
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| That branch reminds me of my pussywillow tree i had to cut down. The last picture shown , below the top bud also reminds me of when the catkin first emerges before spring and end of winter. The specimen i had was very hardy here near Chicago and im sure could grow in that area . Trouble is the branches are weak as my adult tree split during a good ice storm and had to be cut down it was in bush form.They come in different colors and are very beautiful but attract wasps, bee's etc and is a very messy tree after blooming. The leaf scar is the same as well. Perhaps one day at a different time of year you could go back and look at tree and take pictures, if it is a pussywillow in a months time you would be able to tell for sure. Martin |
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| I agree that it not a fig (F.carica); but sorry, I have no idea what it actually is... |
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- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Sat, Apr 3, 10 at 14:58
| Al, That was my 2nd guess. Sumac would have that peach fuzz on it. -Little John |
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