Tree ID Help

[SAC]

Fella at work found this on his place in Colorado County. Figure one of yall will know what it is.

TIA
SAC

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[Bowhica]

Turkey foot tree.

[Patton]

Any pics of the bark? The shape looks like a Red Oak

[SAC]

Any pics of the bark? The shape looks like a Red Oak

This pic is all I have.

[TxAg]

Same leaf and question posted here: http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/20...ery-plant.html



Here's what they figured out:

What you have there is a mulberry seedling. I'm 100% sure of this. I gather leaves to feed my silkworms, and it's gotten to the point where I can literally ID them driving down the freeway. As they are bird-planted, they tend to spring up in surprising places, often in the middle of beds or hedges, or under other trees.

These spiky leaves usually only last for a couple of seasons, although I have seen them for a few years on established seedling plants. They show up again on large trees when the tree throws out whips of entirely new growth. Those will tend to be more succulent than these juvenile leaves, though.

Look at these images of spiky mulberries:

http://www.treecanada.ca/tree-killers/images/diseases/white-mulberry-sapling.jpg

http://www.moa.gov.jm/img/Morus%20alba.JPG

(note the spiky ones down low, the round ones higher up)

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/namegal/msg081341144855.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/saltcedar/P1010004.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/saltcedar/P1010010.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b127/saltcedar/P1010012.jpg

and this thread on GardenWeb covers some of the variations:

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/namegal/msg081341144855.html

[barnett77859]

I am gona guess red oak

[Eastonoutdoors]

Leaf looks like a red oak but would need more pics for positive ID

[TxAg]

It's 100% NOT a red oak

[SAC]

TxAg, you have me convinced.

Thanks for the help.

[White Falcon]

We all need a Dermatology class!

[Ætheling]

TxAg, you have me convinced.

Thanks for the help.

LMAO.

Pretty sure that is an oak and Reds put out weird shaped leaves at the bottom sometimes. I got one putting out giant post oak leaves right now. No points at all on em till you look up.

[Briar Friar]

Mulberry. Juvenile shoots are deeply lobed like that until the stem matures and leaves emerge and form unlobed.

[Dave_]

Yes, young mulberry:

http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/2010/10/fast-growing-5-lobed-mystery-plant.html

[Stoof]

Mulberry. Juvenile shoots are deeply lobed like that until the stem matures and leaves emerge and form unlobed.

I was leaning towards mullberry myself but it is funny looking, almost like a mullberry and a red oak got it on.

[Ætheling]

Yes, young mulberry:
http://annieinaustin.blogspot.com/20...ery-plant.html

That sure looks like it. I think they used to carry Mulberry syrup at IHOP back in the day. Never tried it.