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Post by Kat on Oct 3, 2011 15:02:21 GMT
Hi, I have been on a bit of a ramble today and have spotted a few trees and shrubs that I think are OK for degus. Can anyone confirm or dismiss my ids please? TREE NUMBER 1 - Weeping willow? TREE NUMBER 2 - Hawthorn? TREE NUMBER 3 - Birch? (Can you see the seed pod thingies) Also does anyone know what these are and if they are degu safe? TREE NUMBER 4 - UNKNOWN (trunk colour photo) TREE NUMBER 4 - UNKNOWN (leaf shape photo) TREE NUMBER 5 - UNKNOWN PLANT NUMBER 1 - SENECIO? (full plant photo) PLANT NUMBER 1 - SENECIO (close up flower photo) Thank you in advance to anyone that can help. Kat x Edited to clarify.
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Post by smithomatic on Oct 3, 2011 17:50:01 GMT
Hey Kat! I also went on a ramble today looking for degu stuff. Coincedence? I can confirm your weeping willow and birch tree pics, these are easy and obvious. Im not so sure about the others and if they are safe for degus, I looked at these exact same trees today and would love if anyone can help classify these trees. I picked some birch and collected lots of dandelion leaves/flowers + daisies today. I also managed to pick some strawberry leaves and blackberry leaves. I have washed it and will now dry it out in my airing cupboard. Excited to see what the degus think of these! I hope someone can answer your questions kat, id love to know too! Smithomatic
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Post by Kat on Oct 3, 2011 17:58:36 GMT
Thanks a lot for confirming those ones. Wow, we collected almost all the same flowers and plants too. What are the chances. I was quite pleased to find a large amount of daisies as these are Gerrards favorite.
Kat X
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Post by davx on Oct 3, 2011 19:22:14 GMT
No birch has other leaves. Here this is birch or are there different species? Your picture looks like poplar. The last one is Senecio, assumed as toxic plant. But it seems that degus eat some Senecio species at least a native Chilean one, growing in their wild habitat. And yes, the second one is hawthorn.
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Post by smithomatic on Oct 3, 2011 20:09:45 GMT
You are correct! sorry I was mistaken. Birch tree pods look like the one in the picture I have attached, although the bark of the tree kat posted looks very similar to birch near where I live Attachments:
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Post by Kat on Oct 3, 2011 20:13:35 GMT
Sorry for the confusion. The tree below is a different one. I dont know what type that one is. The photo afer that tree is the leaf from it. Kat X EDIT Looking at the trunk colour and leaf shape could this one be birch?
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Post by davx on Oct 3, 2011 20:28:24 GMT
the three tree photos after the assumed birch/poplar photo belong to the same tree species? It looks like rose family species or more concrete like a species closely related to apple and pear. First I thought it might be loquat (or Japanese medlar), because of some similarities in the shape of the leaves. But the fruits are different.
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Post by malteser60 on Oct 3, 2011 20:34:13 GMT
Don't assume the first one is weeping willow as the hybrid between the weeping willow (Salix babylonica) and another Salix species is what is more commonly cultivated than S. babylonica. This is more because the S. babylonica is more susceptible to frosts and diseases here in Europe than the hybrid version.
However.... I am led to believe that all Salix spp. trees are ok. However don't quote me on that!
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Post by Kat on Oct 3, 2011 20:42:12 GMT
Hi. I have edited my first post to hopefully make it clear as to which photos belong together.
Kat X
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Post by moletteuk on Oct 12, 2011 18:27:46 GMT
Number 4 looks like cherry to me, the long pointy leaves are quite distinctive.
The yellow flower looks like ragweed(senecio), all I know about that is that it is highly toxic to cows and horses.
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Post by moletteuk on Oct 12, 2011 18:33:33 GMT
I've just had a look in my book. No 3 could be alder, but I'm more used to seeing alder with the fruits open like little cones. No 5 looks like medlar, or possibly whitebeam, both from rose family.
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