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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 25, 2014

To change things up a bit, I'll let you know up front this is a Yellowwood (Cladrastis) that was planted in 1829. Can you identify the location and story behind it?

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 25, 2014

No but there is a lot for sale at 1829 Yellowwood Ave in Sacramento. The internet is wonderful.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 25, 2014

I'd bet that the Bartram boys had something to do with it.

Any cheesesteaks involved? Did Andre Michaux participate?

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 26, 2014

Lol.

I'm not sure about the Bartram's, but they may have been involved in some way. John Bartram's seemed to be very well connected In the burgeoning market for plants. I don't think Michaux was involved, but can't be certain about that either. Cheesesteaks were reviled.

The key figures in this little history lesson were an interesting couple. He was the first president to serve in the US House of Representatives, while she was/is the only First Lady born outside the US. They both loved trees. :)

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 26, 2014

I should have said he was the only president to serve in the house following his presidency.

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2014

Well, you gave excellent clues.

It appears that John Quincy Adams is the presidential culprit - along with his wife Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams from London, England.

I can only suppose that the tree was planted on an anniversary of sorts - maybe in gratitude for not being re-elected President...

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2014

Forgot to say the location is the "Old House" or Peacefield, the Adams' residence in Boston.

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 27, 2014

You are correct. Like his father, he was aloof and irascible, often irritating to both his own and the opposing party. A better statesman than president it would seem, but hey, he loved trees...

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2014

I'm proud to be his namesake...

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13Turtles Springfield, OR(Zone 8a) Jul 27, 2014

Funny mlm.

Actually IN Boston? I can't figure out where that could have been.

Any news on the occasion of the planting? Is Cladrastis uncommon in or native to North America?

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2014

I'm also proud to be from where Cladrastis kentukea is from.

Darn tootin' it's native...

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2014

Someone just returned to his Wisconsin digs after a foray to Beantown...and now this:

Quoting:
Beetle threatens Mass. state forests, officials say

The ash borer, a beetle that has destroyed millions of ash trees across the U.S., was found at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, park officials say. To deter the spread of the insect, forest officials are advising residents not to transport ash trees across the state.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/30/emerald-ash-borer-threat-trees-found-arnold-arboretum/Nd2iwFsg5kPAqENa40dX6I/story.html[/quote]

Pseudo?

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 31, 2014

Busted! I knew it was a bad idea to bring firewood onto the plane...

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 31, 2014

; )

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2014

It was the bat your wife carries - to keep you in line...

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Jul 31, 2014

I respond more to the carrot than bat. Mmm, let me change that to "glove than bat." You know, as in baseball...

MLM, are you a cartoonist by trade? You have an interesting style, and you could become the leading horticultural cartoonist. I am sure there is pent up demand for something like this. I have zero drawing ability, but I do enjoy a good cartoon, which is the chief reason I subscribe to The New Yorker.

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Pistil Lake Stevens, WA(Zone 8a) Aug 01, 2014

Ooooh, new career idea. The ONLY horticultural cartoonist. Might take a while to build up my business...

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Aug 01, 2014

I suspect some of you have seen this treasure. I wonder how long it can hang on.

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momlady Camano Island, WA(Zone 8a) Aug 02, 2014

Pseudo, what is it and what is its story? I just gotta know!

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ViburnumValley Scott County, KY(Zone 5b) Aug 02, 2014

Despite the lack of detail in those images, I suspect this is one of the original (or descendents thereof) Franklinia alatamaha accessions, which as a species is unfortunately no longer known of in the "wild".

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Pseudo Eau Claire, WI(Zone 4a) Aug 03, 2014

Yup, the oldest known Franklinia in the US.

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