In one of my stands on field edge, sitting here and noticed a species Ive never seen before, atleast I dont think... Is it persimmon? If so I have some just not this tall. My only good guess.
Any fruits, ground or hanging? I thought I saw the kind of leaf then matched it with Persimmon, don’t think it grows really big but don’t take my wood for it. Yours look pretty similar. Although I should point our yours seem thin while these in the above photo appear thick and waxy.
No fruits... and we are having a drought, leaves falling everywhere from that, not for being fall yet... so could be causing leaf differences?
Made it to this point in identification.. What Tree Is That? Online Edition at Arborday.org One path is Black Tupelo. The other is a Persimmon... leaning toward the former.
The persimmons here sometimes bear alternate years, so I wouldn't rule it out on that count. But the bark is wrong for persimmon. Persimmon makes kind of little rectangles, not lines. I'll try to grab a picture tomorrow.
Holy cow, persimmons around here don't look like that! Never seen a tree bark like that. That is wild!
looks like tupelo (aka black gum) to me as well Ejp1234 . I just had a similar tree i couldnt identify last week which has almost the same bark. See my thread Unknown wood. Mystree #2
Good deal, ive never noticed one around here before. Funny thing is, ive sat in that stand for years on that field edge and never paid attention before ha!
If you ate one you would think it was poison, super tart lol... but once cooked down they become very sweet. My mom used to make persimmon bread growing up in the fall, very good.
Yes, you can eat them, need to wait until after frost. They are very astringent, making your mouth feel very rough inside. Once a hard frost, they get sweet. Deer, racoons, possums all love them
I've heard of them, but never saw a pic of one till now, and know absolutely nothing about them. Well, I'm starting to be educated.......thanks Ejp1234 and T.Jeff Veal
