Monday, March 23, 2009

Any Ideas?

So there is a weird type of tree we see around Oliver and we just have no idea what it is. These "balls" scatter the ground beneath this tree at the school.




At first last year, I thought they were dried up fruit of some sort but, no, that's not it.






The bark is also interesting on this tree.




So, does anyone out there have any idea what this may be called? Anyone seen this type of tree before?
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    chestnuts?

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  2. AnonymousMarch 23, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    It's a sycamore.
    Google it, you'll see.
    I saw some in Arizona. I didn't know what they were either.

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  3. GregMarch 23, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    A-ha! A sycamore! I had heard of 'em, but guess I hadn't seen any. Very interesting.

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  4. Pat MacKenzieMarch 24, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    Chestnuts was my first guess. The sycamores I saw in Arizona just had balls of yellow flowers on them.

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  5. GregMarch 25, 2009 at 3:09 AM

    After googling both, I came accross a chestnut tree on my run and its bark was nothing like the sycamores. The sycamore fruit turns this way in the fall from what I read. I will take more pictures throughout the season to see it's changes.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    they change, mum

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  7. DadMarch 28, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    I love the pics on your blog. And ofcourse the people in the pics. Keep posting.

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