Blossoms from the north woods, what have we got here? Solved Serviceberry

SwampDonkey · May 18, 2005, 06:13:13 PM

Flowers are the width of a silver dollar

emerging leaves are orange-red and serrated (toothed), oblong

trunk is 4 inches across and tree is 15 feet tall

any guesses? ;D ;)

Aroostooksawyer · May 18, 2005, 08:47:14 PM

How about Shadbush?

Furby · May 18, 2005, 08:58:56 PM

My parents have several and they were told that they are Ironwood.
Haven't gotten around to double checking that though. :

Or did I ??? :D

bitternut · May 18, 2005, 10:38:14 PM

Looks like Serviceberry to me

SwampDonkey · May 19, 2005, 05:39:12 AM

bitternut has it, it's service berry. ;)

redpowerd · May 19, 2005, 06:19:34 AM

boy i do like your camera SD

SwampDonkey · May 19, 2005, 06:58:39 AM

Redpowered,

The lenses are by Tiffen and the camera is a HP 618, it's an older 2.11 megapixel. I used the 10x closeup, UV filter, and polarizer lenses on the flowers and took off the 10x for the crown and stem pictures. I have better luck when usung the onscreen display to make sure the image is in focus. With a regular 35 mm lens, if your closer than four feet to the object, it blurs. The 10 x lens allows you to get within 4 inches. ;)

Aroostooksawyer · May 19, 2005, 07:44:14 AM

Shadbush and serviceberry are the same tree in my tree book.

SwampDonkey · May 19, 2005, 08:14:11 AM

Aroostooksawyer,

Perderson also calls it Juneberry (Amalanchier species)

Found a page here with all three names

Difficult to be on top of all these regional names. ;)

Now if there was a prize for the winner I'd have to give it to ya Aroostooksawyer, but since there isn't I'll just

and shout 8)

cheers