ID this tree?

[bstewert]

Anyone know what this is?

 

[Burnham]

Ocean spray...it's a woody shrub, not a tree.

 

[Gord]

Native species, it's everywhere in my area.

 

[Burnham]

Common here too, though more so in lower elevations.

 

[SouthSoundTree]

They are spraying all over here, this time of year, so they're really nice looking and obvious against less showy vegetation.

 

[NickfromWI]

This is why the treehouse is awesome!!! (bring on the group hug picture!)

 

[Old Monkey]

That's just not fair Burnham, how big does a woody shrub have to get to achieve treehood?

 

[bstewert]

Ah yes, thank you. It's pretty, but kinda takes over. I'm always trimming it back.

Ocean spray, also a highly sugary-fruity drink.

 

[Burnham]

That's just not fair Burnham, how big does a woody shrub have to get to achieve treehood?

That varies from ecotype to ecotype, Darin. In Boise, anything over 2 inch DBH and 12 feet tall is a by-God TREE!

Here in northwestern Oregon...well, let's just say the standards are a little more stringent .

 

[Old Monkey]

I'm shocked and dismayed at your Pacific Northwest bigotree!

 

[Burnham]

Oh, that is exquisite, my friend. Top marks!

 

[NickfromWI]

It seems we have a treelitist in our midst...

 

[simplypete]

A new species. The Silver Toungued Monkey.

 

[Fiddler]

I'm shocked and dismayed at your Pacific Northwest bigotree!