slightly less glum

[urbpan]

Anyone know what this little tree is? Fir, maybe?



The sun finally fought its way out, briefly, as I circled Jamaica Pond desperately looking for more species for the 365 project.



The good news is that I found some. The bad news? Oh, yeah: more fungi.

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an eastern hemlock maybe?

[momomom.livejournal.com]

The flat looking needle configuration and the droopy wide spaced branches make me think so. Any little thumb nail sized fruits like this http://egghead.psu.edu/~ma_fort/Dendrology/easternhemlock.htm
on it or on the ground near it?

Firs are generally fuller, branches more upright and needles rounded about the twigs.

If it is a hemlock and has some white shit on it you have 2 species...the second being Wooly Adelgid...http://images.google.com/images?q=wooly+adelgid&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c2coff=1&rls=GGLR%2CGGLR%3A2006-06%2CGGLR%3Aen

Re: an eastern hemlock maybe?

[momomom.livejournal.com]

ankhanu may be correct regarding the needles...

Re: an eastern hemlock maybe?

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When I posted this one, I wondered if I should hold off on posting the adelgid so I could use it for another post.

The little tree above has thicker, longer needles than a hemlock. If anything, it looks kind of like a yew that's been strung out into xmas tree form. I need to take a forestry class or something.

Re: an eastern hemlock maybe?

[momomom.livejournal.com]

Maybe a class ... I'm too lazy for formal education ... or a really good methodical "key".