Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.
Thanks!
Stephanie

wrote:
Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.

I have a book that has pictures (bark, leaves, and fruit) and
descriptions of trees. Check out your local library or bookstore.

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Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.
Thanks!
Stephanie

stef,

take the leaves and fruit to a local nursery. they can probably tell you.


on the east shore

wrote:
Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.
Thanks!

Some exotic dogwoods have fruit like that but, unless I
misrember in the Fall.

It would help if you described the size of the tree, the shape
of the leaves and the bark. The last item is especially
important for identifying dogwoods...

--

FF

Thanks for your help everyone. The nursey idea is a good one---no fruit
yet, so I will have to wait.
The fruit is pink, round and spikey but the leaves are green and are
just sprouting.
The tree is about 14 foot tall.
Thanks.
wrote:
wrote:
Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.
Thanks!

Some exotic dogwoods have fruit like that but, unless I
misrember in the Fall.

It would help if you described the size of the tree, the shape
of the leaves and the bark. The last item is especially
important for identifying dogwoods...

--

FF

Thanks for your help everyone. The nursey idea is a good one---no fruit
yet, so I will have to wait.
The fruit is pink, round and spikey but the leaves are green and are
just sprouting.
The tree is about 14 foot tall.
Thanks.
wrote:
wrote:
Hello everyone:

We moved in September and are still getting used to the flora and fauna
:-D
Can anyone give me advice on how to ID a tree that has little "fruit"(I
suppose)--the size of a quarter--pink with spikes. (The rabbits seem to
be eating them when they fall to the ground.)
I'm in Camp Hill, Pa---to give you an idea of my region.
Thanks!

Some exotic dogwoods have fruit like that but, unless I
misrember in the Fall.

It would help if you described the size of the tree, the shape
of the leaves and the bark. The last item is especially
important for identifying dogwoods...

--

FF

wrote:
Thanks for your help everyone. The nursey idea is a good one---no fruit
yet, so I will have to wait.
The fruit is pink, round and spikey but the leaves are green and are
just sprouting.
The tree is about 14 foot tall.
Thanks.

Sounds like an exotic dogwood like a chinese dogwood. If so,
those sprouting leaves will turn into blooms. Does it have
grey, scaly bark, with small scales?

--

FF

Other options for people to ask:

-- Your town may have an arborist (depends on the size of the town).
-- Your local agricultural extension service. They are not just for
farmers -- they often have landscape plant specialists.

Local nurseries can be a real mixed bag in terms of finding someone
with much training or expertise.

-- H

Thanks everyone for the help---it has turned out to be a dogwood--a
Japanese dogwood.
Stephanie