tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post1661681254938364149..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #12202Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-63886479297148913682012-07-22T14:56:28.985-05:002012-07-22T14:56:28.985-05:00Catching up: The leaves are (despite the misleadi...Catching up: The leaves are (despite the misleading angles in the photo) roundish when young, more ovate as they mature. The flowers do resemble the 'Eve's Necklace', but the leaves do not, as the unk's leaves come in a set of three, two opposite and a terminal one, not the longer compound leaf-set of Eve's Necklace.<br /><br />rjs's ref to the black locust took me to Kentucky Red Locust tree/bush, but I'm not yet convinced. Maybe I'll have to wait and see what fruit develops.<br /><br />ckm.Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-87745845757783658512012-07-22T14:09:03.934-05:002012-07-22T14:09:03.934-05:00Brendan Kenny again, it's a small tree. The r...Brendan Kenny again, it's a small tree. The reference to necklace doesn't refer to the flowers but to the string of black seeds the tree produces.Brendan Kennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-62851498062862039722012-07-22T13:53:11.085-05:002012-07-22T13:53:11.085-05:00common in Austin area, we call it Eve's Neckla...common in Austin area, we call it Eve's Necklace.Brendan Kennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-62889616381343967032012-07-22T10:49:19.826-05:002012-07-22T10:49:19.826-05:00i have black locusts & hybrid pinks; all black...i have black locusts & hybrid pinks; all black locust trees have white blooms, & both have larger blooms than you described...<br /><br />google images of a red locust tree & see if that's it...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-1430846877677794272012-07-22T10:17:45.254-05:002012-07-22T10:17:45.254-05:00There has to be a really small number of bushes wi...There has to be a really small number of bushes with an obcordate leaf (the only other thing visible in the picture). Is it possible that it is a tree? If so, black locust tree has similar flowers.OkieLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835804433027036043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-18897013206032715652012-07-21T21:17:07.537-05:002012-07-21T21:17:07.537-05:00The color is in the Cercis range, but redbuds are ...The color is in the <i>Cercis</i> range, but redbuds are springtime bloomers and these just started showing up about 10 days ago and the blooms are tiny and don't color the whole plant - the green leaves are much bigger and dominate. The pictures emphasize the buds beyond their actual prominence.Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-68595162725255948152012-07-21T20:14:14.578-05:002012-07-21T20:14:14.578-05:00Upon closer inspection, it looks like it could be ...Upon closer inspection, it looks like it could be a <i>Cercis chinensis</i> (Eastern Redbud). But I can't be sure. Although I feel like I am getting closer.OkieLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835804433027036043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-78166141028405321562012-07-21T19:42:25.851-05:002012-07-21T19:42:25.851-05:00Could it be a type of azalea? They require most s...Could it be a type of azalea? They require most soil. But the flowers look kind of small for an azalea bush.OkieLawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835804433027036043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-81585749010870580272012-07-21T11:34:14.844-05:002012-07-21T11:34:14.844-05:00The individual flowers are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch -...The individual flowers are about 1/8 to 1/4 inch - tiny. Not, I think, related to honeysuckle, which is mostly a vine. This is either something very rare to this area, or common as a nursery landscape item and not a "wild" flower.<br /><br />i wondered if it might be some sort of pepper or olive... but it doesn't seem to be.<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-82523137306563369192012-07-21T10:48:14.995-05:002012-07-21T10:48:14.995-05:00could be some kind of honeysuckle, but it'd be...could be some kind of honeysuckle, but it'd be blooming at the wrong time of year...rjshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681812432224138582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-18181048124727843242012-07-21T10:09:29.010-05:002012-07-21T10:09:29.010-05:00Nope, Mammoth, but the flower sure looks like a me...Nope, Mammoth, but the flower sure looks like a member of the pea family. Plant is a bush - 6 to 8 feet tall and grows in clumps of stems - sort of like from a rhizome.<br /><br />Found growing in the wetter portion of a high-line right of way that hasn't been cleared in about 10 years (other parts are full of blackberries!)<br /><br />ckmCharles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-57783313391740146012012-07-21T09:53:33.597-05:002012-07-21T09:53:33.597-05:00Sweetpea?Sweetpea?Mammothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331079890390629462noreply@blogger.com