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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on

Wed, Nov 2, 11 at 10:41

I found these seed pods in a friend's driveway. I suspect they are some kind of tree seed but can't ID them.

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Posted by goblugal 6 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 12:42

Looks like Catalpa

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Posted by flora_uk SW UK 8/9 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 15:38

Don't think so. Catalpa pods are not flat and the seeds look different too.

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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 15:48

Actually, the pods and seeds look nothing like Northern Catalpa. Does Southern Catalpa look differently? Red bud maybe?

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Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 3, 11 at 16:46

They look like black locust seed pods. Are the seeds really hard? I am not familiar with catalpa seed but locust seed around here are quite hard.

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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on
Fri, Nov 4, 11 at 9:40

Found a good photo at this site: http://www.depauw.edu/univ/naturepark/natural history/black locust.asp?vm=r. They definitely could be black locust. The seeds are hard, similar to a red bud in size, but the pods are almost paper thin.

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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on
Fri, Nov 4, 11 at 10:57

I'm pretty certain these are black locust. I also have honey locust I collected while cutting wood last weekend.

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Posted by sandy1186 6 (My Page) on
Sat, Nov 12, 11 at 10:07

It might be Mimosa. They look just like the pods all around my friends house.

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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 15:09

They also look like Mimosa pods. I guess I will just plant them and see what I get.

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Posted by rockguy 6b (My Page) on
Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 7:33

What trees are they under/near?

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Posted by bookjunky4life 5 Central IL (My Page) on
Mon, Nov 21, 11 at 14:29

I don't know. They were in my boss's driveway. They had to have blown from a neighbor's tree but I have no idea what her neighbors have. She only has sycamore and a small willow. I thought the tree across the road looked like a red bud, but I just don't think they are red bud.

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Posted by cousinfloyd 7 (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 9, 12 at 7:00

Redbud was my first thought. I have no idea what the seeds look like, but the pods sure look a lot like redbud pods to me.

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