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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCan anybody identify this tree? I found a branch on the ground and I'm not familiar with it.
This is in upstate SC. I found the branch this past weekend.
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Can anybody identify this tree? I found a branch on the ground and I'm not familiar with it. (Original Post)
raccoon
Jun 2013
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demmiblue
(36,914 posts)1. Here is a dichotomous key for the common trees of SC:
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)2. I wonder if it could be a native persimmon
They are native to your area.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)4. that could be a possibility --
GoCubsGo
(32,100 posts)5. I believe you are correct.
It would be nice to see the bark, but I am pretty sure it's a persimmon.
TrogL
(32,822 posts)3. It's not a larch
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)6. Google "diospyros virginiana" (nt)
raccoon
(31,131 posts)8. Thanks, yall, I bet it is a persimmon. Found the branch on the ground so I can't verify the bark.nt