Mystery Tree #7
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- Leaves: Large leaves (6 in. long), especially
the leaves near the top of the tree which are much larger; triangular
in shape with a long petiole; green on top and white below with rusty
markings.
- Fruit: capsules dangling on a stem that
pop open and have cottony tufts attached to tiny, black seeds.
- Twigs: stout, arranged alternately on branches;
the buds at the end of the twigs are large, pointed, sticky, and
smell sweet.
- Distribution: Found this tree along a watercourse
in the Willamette valley, western Oregon, but can be identified in
riparian areas from southeast Alaska to Baja California, and from
the Pacific Coast to the Dakotas.
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