[Brandon716]

If anyone from south central Ontario or the border of the Great Lakes here in the US just over from Ontario (particularly the south shores of lakes erie and ontario) can help me, I'm looking for the name and pic of a tree.

I last saw this tree in the first week of July when it was in full bloom and the wind was blowing, and the thing looks silverish. Its absolutely a gorgeous tree and I have no idea what it is. Obviously its a deciduous leaf tree.

Anyone have any idea how many silver trees there are that commonly grow in the GTA? I particularly saw them west of town near Oakville.

Hoping someone has photos to post... ;)

[vid]

Well that's the silver tree of Valinor of course, from the Kingdom of Gondor.

http://www.lotrplaza.com/gondor/Images/newbiebanner2.jpg (http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=230340&usg=__g4W7zQhC9hTx28OFnFO7Te3Vf1E=)

:):):):):)


Were the leaves shaped like maple or were the long and slender? There is a tree that grows up here with long slender leaves that are a light grey green colour and it looks silver. I don't know what it's called or have any pictures though.. Silver maples have white undersides and look silver when it's windy but they don't 'bloom'. I'm pretty sure the long slender leaved ones have flowers though. I think they're yellow?

[MsMe]

If anyone from south central Ontario or the border of the Great Lakes here in the US just over from Ontario (particularly the south shores of lakes erie and ontario) can help me, I'm looking for the name and pic of a tree.

I last saw this tree in the first week of July when it was in full bloom and the wind was blowing, and the thing looks silverish. Its absolutely a gorgeous tree and I have no idea what it is. Obviously its a deciduous leaf tree.

Anyone have any idea how many silver trees there are that commonly grow in the GTA? I particularly saw them west of town near Oakville.

Hoping someone has photos to post... ;)

How tall was the tree?

Was the tree in a park/residential or in a forested area?
Which of the leaves on the link are the shape?

http://www2.medford.k12.wi.us:8400/~swedltr/Course%20Pages/BiologyCourse_files/leafcollectioninstructions2006_files/image004.jpg

[Brandon716]

I don't think its maple, the tree isn't too tall on average.

Since I haven't seen the leaf since July it would be hard to remember the style of leaf....

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

I think I know what kind of tree you're talking about, but I have no idea what its proper name is. I'd suggest googling the subject and browsing for a bit. Also, it may be on this "Trees of Canada" list I found on wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trees_of_Canada

[MsMe]

Was it an upright, weeping or shade tree?

Some shrubs can get very large.

Here is another link to look at.


Do you remember where the tree was, residential/forest?


http://gaia.flemingc.on.ca/~dhendry/specdes.htm

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherdia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherdia_argentea

Could it have been any of the trees/shrubs listed above?

[vid]

Silver Maple doesn't get too big. They're really weak trees, and tend to die before they get taller than a house.

[Brandon716]

It looks bigger than the shrub looking tree. Thanks for the photos and links.

I didn't see any on the Trees of Canada link...

Maybe it is the maple, but I doubt it. Then again the wind was blowing and the tree just sparkled, and it was July... Hard to remember.

If anyone has more photos to post I'd love to see.

[MsMe]

On a local hiking trail I go to sometimes has a weeping willow. And the leaves look great in a strong wind so I know what you are talking about. Which would be in a forest area.

[MsMe]

Silver Maple doesn't get too big. They're really weak trees, and tend to die before they get taller than a house.

I've had no problems with my silver maple I had planted in the back yard in 1994. But I wish those damn manitoba maples would die. And the silver maples can get very large. Mine is probably 25 to 30 feet now. I think the tree was about 5 or 6 years old when I bought it.

[MsMe]

This looks like the weeping willow I see on the local trail. Scroll down and click the tree to see closeup of the leaves.

http://mylandworks.com/default.aspx?FlashHeader=NFWh&go=plantmaterials%5CTrees%5Cthumbnails&slide=6

[Brandon716]

Thats a really good set of photos. I like the weeping willow, the blue spruce is another favorite of mine. Actually, I still don't see the exact tree I'm thinking of, but its a great start to figure out what kind of leaf it might have been.

[MsMe]

Thats a really good set of photos. I like the weeping willow, the blue spruce is another favorite of mine. Actually, I still don't see the exact tree I'm thinking of, but its a great start to figure out what kind of leaf it might have been.

They are beautiful but need a large yard for a weeping willow.

[vid]

There are a couple streets here lined with weeping willows. Terrible idea. They're not street trees! Birch has a hard enough time lining streets as it is.

Silver maples don't do as well here because the climate is too harsh. Manitoba Maples aren't good at withstanding really strong windstorms. Every time we get a strong windstorm it's always "And Doug's car was crushed by this Manitoba Maple in his front yard!" or something like that. Cottonwood is the strongest, those things are a good 150ft downtown and they lose branches in windstorms but they've never fallen over. The only problem is the tonnes of pollen they create.

[Tony]

I have this book: http://www.fedpubs.com/subject/natres/trees.htm

Try checking a library for it if you're up here. (whenever you're up in Canada)

If you take a picture of the tree, I can help you id it.

[Brandon716]

Sounds good, might have to wait until spring or summer tho before it fully looks the way it should before I'd identify it properly... Its just such a gorgeous tree.