Let me start off by apologizing for misinforming all you fellow bloggers. In one of my earlier posts, "The Change", I tried to identify what kind of tree I was observing. Well, I have been claiming that the tree that I am observing is an oak tree; but upon further research, I have come to the conclusion that it is a sycamore tree.
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| This is a picture of a sycamore (Sycamore). |
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| This is a picture of an Oak Tree (Gopixpic). |
This specific tree I am observing is categorized as an American Sycamore. American Sycamore are native to American (clearly) and have some very distinct feature that are hard not to miss. It's leaves are thin wide and pointy. These trees also have a bark with a unique coloring; at times, they appear as a "camo" color (Sycamore (American Sycamore)).
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| This is a picture of a Sycamore leaf (Mason) |
The seeds are spherically shape with structures that are fragile. These brown seed balls are packed tightly and carry around a lot of seeds. The actual name for these seed are achenes. Achenes are dry, hairy fruits. These seeds are a source of food for gray squirrels, beavers and other animal (American Sycamore).
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| This is a picture of an achene (Mason). |
"When I was younger, I used to love stepping these seed balls." Field note 11/17/14. At the time, I didn't know what they were, but they would burst and the seeds went everywhere. Every block I passed, they were there. Like a game of hopscotch, I would bounce the day away.
Citation
"American Sycamore". American Sycamore. www.fcps.edu. Web. 20 Nov. 2014 <http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/american_sycamore.htm>.
Gopixpic. www.gopixpic.com. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. <http://www.gopixpic.com>.
Mason, Jim. "Sycamore." Sycamore. www.gpnc.com. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. <http://www.gpnc.org/sycamore.htm>.
"Sycomore." Texas Tree Planting Guide. Texas A&M Forest Service. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. <http://texastreeplanting.tamu.edu/Display_Onetree.aspx?tid=67>.
"Sycamore (American Sycamore)." Sycamore (American Sycamore). Oplin. Web. 20 Nov. 2014 <http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact pages/sycamore/sycamore.html>.
The blog was short and very brief. I feel that the observations aren't included that much into the blog. when I looked up your BlogSpot name I expected to read about Reno birds, but instead a tree. I really like that you did your research on the tree man I like it because in my blog there is a tree where I observe these songbirds and I still have no idea what kind of tree it is. During the fall these little cherry like fruits come out of the tree and the birds seem to love those and I've tried one, but it was nowhere near to ripe and it was very sour and bitter. Anyway the blog was good although there wasn't a lot of writing I got an understanding of the blog.
ReplyDeleteI actually had a sycamore tree where i use to live. I did the same thing that you did on jumping on the achene when i was little. But when i got board i threw them at the cars that passed by. The blog did not have much written and was very short. I would suggest adding more writing to it. But your description on the trees was very informative and it taught me something new.
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