ID Quiz

[ScottF]

Erm, terminal shoots of Liquidambar styraciflua f. rotundiloba ?

[ScottF]

Lirodendron tulipifera?

 

As to autumn colour, have you had a dry summer?

 

Not sure what dry weather would do? Maybe. The only trigger I've ever remarked on has been early frosts, but I can't remember whether there were early frosts when I took that pic.

 

Have you seen a tulip tree before?

[Peter]

Not sure what dry weather would do? Maybe. The only trigger I've ever remarked on has been early frosts, but I can't remember whether there were early frosts when I took that pic.

 

Have you seen a tulip tree before?

 

Sure I heard something years ago about autumn colour being better in dry conditions. Maybe its an old wives tale.

 

Clearly you have never seen a Liquidambar, otherwise you would know it has alternate leaves as opposed to the pic which has opposite leaves.....

 

 

Anyway, since it clearly isnt a tulip tree, i'm going with some kind of Acer.

[Giles Hill]

 

Clue: It looks exactly like a field maple, until you get up close.

[sean]

Acer buergerianum ( 3 toothed maple)

[ScottF]

Sure I heard something years ago about autumn colour being better in dry conditions. Maybe its an old wives tale.

 

Clearly you have never seen a Liquidambar, otherwise you would know it has alternate leaves as opposed to the pic which has opposite leaves.....

 

 

Anyway, since it clearly isnt a tulip tree, i'm going with some kind of Acer.

 

Didn't look opposite to me. To be fair, the Liquidamber looks like this:

[ScottF]

If the leaves are opposite, how's about Montpelier maple? Acer monspessulanum?

[Giles Hill]

If the leaves are opposite, how's about Montpelier maple? Acer monspessulanum?

 

That's the one.

 

I see where you were going with the liquidambar from that pic you posted.

 

That's the trouble with trying to ID from pics, there's no scale and the angles can be misleading.

[ScottF]

Hurrah!

 

How big is the one at the arboretum, Giles?

[Giles Hill]

It's this big: