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Well! I'm actually not asking a question along with the species ID this time! Seems so unusual ...

PicturePerfect wrote:

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Sitka Spruce [i]Picea sitchensis[/i]

Yep! Your turn!

(wow I'm an Easterner and I picked a Western tree )

WOT! Yay!!! 1. What is the scientific name of this plant?
2. Common name?
3. Evergreen or deciduous?
4. Where is this tree NATIVE to?
5. True/False: The fruit of this tree is edible.

Edit: Oof. Sorry for super-big pic -wince- This is an easy one! (Well, maybe 'cause I used to have one in my backyard. )

1. Sorbus americana
2. American mountain ash
3. Deciduous
4. Eastern North America
5. True

Maybe?

Incorrect.

. What is the scientific name of this plant? Schinus molle
2. Common name? Peruvian Pepper
3. Evergreen or deciduous? evergreen.
4. Where is this tree NATIVE to? the Peruvian Andes
5. True/False: The fruit of this tree is edible. true.

PicturePerfect wrote:WOT! Yay!!!

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[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Schinus_Molle.jpg[/img]

1. What is the scientific name of this plant?
2. Common name?
3. Evergreen or deciduous?
4. Where is this tree NATIVE to?
5. True/False: The fruit of this tree is edible.

Edit: Oof. Sorry for super-big pic -wince- This is an easy one! (Well, maybe 'cause I used to have one in my backyard. )

This isn't on the national list...

1. Prunus pensylvanica
2. Pin Cherry
3. Deciduous
4. North America
5. True

heidi456 wrote:. What is the scientific name of this plant? Schinus molle
2. Common name? Peruvian Pepper
3. Evergreen or deciduous? evergreen.
4. Where is this tree NATIVE to? the Peruvian Andes
5. True/False: The fruit of this tree is edible. true.

Correct, though it's called the Peppertree by the Audubon guide. But as Peruvian Pepper is one of its names, it is accepted

Oh, and, did it have to be from the tree list? I'll remember that next time. Sorry. :]