What is this tree?
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Diane Sterling on Jun 11, 2013Do you have a closeup of the flowers and bark? That will help narrow it down.Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 11, 2013No I don't. I can try to get one and post it too.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jun 12, 2013Its a pretty tree with a wonderful view of the mountains. What else do you need to know? lol Does it bloom only in spring? Doe is have any berries or create any fruit?Helpful Reply
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Cathy Kopp on Jun 12, 2013It doesn't have a 'normal' trunk. Maybe a white lilac bush?Helpful Reply
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Heather (New House New Home) on Jun 12, 2013It might be a flowering almond.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 12, 2013Hmmm. That's the kind of bloom you would expect to see in spring.Helpful Reply
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Judy Gerardi on Jun 12, 2013You could take a small branch to a nursery. They could tell. It almost looks like the trees that are planted down the middle of highways and are pink, red or white, but for the life of me, can't remember the name.Helpful Reply
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Vanessa Godfrey on Jun 12, 2013do the leaves bud out while the flowers are still there, then the flowers fall?Helpful Reply
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Sandy Lampros on Jun 12, 2013looks similar to a Bradford Pear.Helpful Reply
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161389 on Jun 12, 2013I have no idea what the tree is, but absolutely love your backyard view. Beautiful!Helpful Reply
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Jamie Smith on Jun 12, 2013Dogwood?Helpful Reply
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Gardens By Design, LLC on Jun 12, 2013Does it have red berries in fall? If so, it could be a Kousa Dogwood. They bloom in late May here in Atlanta so it is likely to be a summer bloomer in Wyoming. A close up of the flowers would confirm it.Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 12, 2013Dogwood is probably what it is since they seem to do well in our area. It is not a white lilac, have had those before, and have purple lilacs directly behind the tree in the pic. It only flowers in the spring, and there are not any berries or fruit of any kind later. Yes my view is beautiful and I am grateful every day for it. I won't be back to the house until Friday night, but will try to take a pic of the leaves and hopefully any flowers that are remaining up close. It smells INCREDIBLE!Helpful Reply
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Debby Boyle on Jun 12, 2013It could be a Linden that has not been trimmed as it grew, so it is shaped like a bush.Helpful Reply
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Cheryl on Jun 12, 2013Based on the trunk it looks like a crepe myrtle but they bloom all summer in Georgia.Helpful Reply
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R.V.R. Farris on Jun 12, 2013Take a sample to your County Extension Agent, they should know what it is.Helpful Reply
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Diane on Jun 12, 2013Doesn't look like any Dogwood I have seen here in the south. I with some of the others, take a small branch to a nursery center.Helpful Reply
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Luella Eirsdottir on Jun 12, 2013it might be a katsura. If it flowers after the leaves emerge and the flowers are small (about the size of a quarter) and many and they drop in a fairly short time, that might be what it is. Some of them set small nuts, similar to a cherry pit on a stem.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jun 12, 2013Wyoming huh? the view looks a lot like the hills around here in SW Oregon. Very pretty tree or bush but I have no clue what it might be & there really isn't much point guessing. We really need a close up of the blossoms, leaves etc.Helpful Reply
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Beverly Cooley on Jun 13, 2013Do the flower buds look pink and is there red fruit in the fall? This looks a lot like my Snowdrift Crab Apple tree. Mine has a short trunk and then a wide spread rather than looking bush like. Do the flower petals fall almost all in one day?Helpful Reply
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Susan Ziemak on Jun 13, 2013service berry?Helpful Reply
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Edwin Apgar on Jun 13, 2013looks like a dog wood to meHelpful Reply
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Vicki Melton on Jun 13, 2013It could be a Fringe Tree--they can be multi-trunked like this tree and crepe myrtles are. I've seen them in GardenGate magazine, and in Springhill Nursery's catalog and have considered buying one. They have white blooms and an open, pretty architectural form. Why don't you Google "fringe tree" and see what you think? I think it might also be called "Japanese Fringe Tree"Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 13, 2013I just posted more pictures. I also Googled Dogwood tree leaf & blossom. They look similar but am still uncertain.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jun 13, 2013Close up of flower on tree says to me that the Dogwood wins!Helpful Reply
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Kathy Zens on Jun 14, 2013from the flowers it looks to be some kind of apple tree. We have one in our yard that blooms but never bares fruit. If the flowers were pink I would say cherry tree. You do not have to take a cutting of your tree to the extension office, just give them a call and the agent will come out and view the entire tree in it's natural environment.. Good Luck.Helpful Reply
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The Blooming Gardener on Jun 14, 2013I think Beverly C. identifies it as a crabapple correctly. Crabapples come in hundreds of different Varities, including one, a Canadian native called Spring Snow that never has fruit, fragrant, Five petal blossoms, buds are pink and open white, but mainly has no fruit. Chambersville Tree Farm online site has photos posted that look exactly like your photos of the flowers and the tree. In my area we have the crabapples that are covered in fruit, and are very susceptible to fireblight, and so tend to die off fairly young.Helpful Reply
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The Blooming Gardener on Jun 14, 2013http://www.chambersvilletreefarms.com/availability/spring-snow-crabapple/Helpful Reply
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Traci Winyard on Jun 14, 2013It is Definitely Not a dogwood. The pink buds and white flowers look like the blossoms on an apple tree we had.Helpful Reply
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Ronnie Sensinger on Jun 14, 2013Looks just like the crabapple in my front yard. The buds start out pink and turn to white flowers, just like my crabapple. Dogwoods have only four petals on their flowers and their stamens are tight little nodules, not feathery with anthers. I'd say that rules out dogwood.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 14, 2013I think it's a crabapple as well, although I've never heard of them blooming in summer. They bloomed the first week of May in my Hudson Valley garden.Helpful Reply
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Gardens By Design, LLC on Jun 14, 2013Seeing the flowers up close, I have to agree it is definitely not a dogwood, but a crabapple.Helpful Reply
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Andi Cacciatore on Jun 14, 2013Whatever it is, it is beautiful!Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 14, 2013Thank you all for your comments. It has been enlightening. When I looked up dogwood, I ruled it out because the flowers were almost heart shaped and only 4 petals. The crab apple would be a good choice since they are very prolific in our area. All the crab apple trees bloom here in early June. It is too cold in May for blooming trees. Daffodils are also May flowers here because our snow is rarely melted by the end of April. I'm so happy I found this site. Everyone is so helpful. thank you all again and I'll see you in another thread.Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jun 14, 2013BTW, Beverly Cooley you are the correct one. It is definitely a Snowdrift Crab Apple. No fruit on it, but it looks exactly like the pix I found online. Thank you so muchHelpful Reply
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Kathy C on Jun 14, 2013This is not a fringe tree. They bloom in the spring and have white fronds, not petals. They smell like coconut.Helpful Reply
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Lynn Galloway Thomas on Jul 05, 2013I think its a magnolia tree. Beautiful and fragrant!!!Helpful Reply
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Kris Lee on Jul 05, 2013Thanks Lynn for your response, however we have determined it to be a Snowdrift Crab Apple tree. Where I live in Wyoming a magnolia tree would not survive. ThanksHelpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Jul 08, 2013Hmm.looks like crabapple to me but maybe you have had a very long winter and your crabapples are just this late in blooming?Helpful Reply
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Marissa Morin on Nov 12, 2016If it produces crab apples, crab apples make delicious jelly. Mix crab apple and grape, you get even a better jelly. My mom used to make crab apple jelly and grape and crab apple jelly every summer. Delicious!Helpful Reply
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