Hoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
Ptelea trifoliata
This photo provides a view of several seedpods from the side to show how thin they are. The name "Wafer Ash" is derived from these wafery seedpods which persist through the winter. Shown in April. (San Antonio, Tx.)
Or, "thin as a dime" ...I still see money when I look at this tree! Thanks again for posting it.
Plants like this one that don't have any pics really need attention instead of 30 or 40 pics of something common (in my opinion), and the new uploading rules seem to indicate that others may feel the same way. I am guilty of sending in some unnecessary photos just because I liked them, too, especially lately since I thought I might like an UBER by my name. How silly of me. I just got a little jealous of a few of the newer members who mostly put in pics that were frivolous, grainy, repetitive, etc and then got a pat on the back for it. NOT YOU! Your stuff is great and your comments are extensive and well appreciated, at least by me. And most of the other UBER gardeners have done a fantastic job as well. It is tempting to lower my standards to "quantity instead of quality" in order to get attention for sheer volumes of nothingness, but I don't think I will.
Sorry, I just had to sound off a bit. I think I will edit this out later, ha.
We are getting a much needed ground-soaking rain right now. Looks like you all had some more, too.
Susan
I haven't been able to cut my grass for 3 weeks because of all of the rain. I am afraid that my drought tolerant plants are going to die. I had found some good potting soil that really holds the moisture. My containers have not had a chance to really dry out for weeks. I am afraid that if we really get a downpour now that it is going to flood very badly. I am not complaining. In the summer, I will be praying for rain. I am glad that you are receiving some too.
I have been guilty of posting several photos of the same plant because I couldn't choose which one I liked best or I really liked the plant a lot. I am going to try to combine photos so that they include different aspects of the plant in one photo when I am able to do so. I have photos of some really interesting plants ... but identifying them is taking me forever. It took a long time to find the ID for the "money tree". I really need to go back to the plants for which I posted images and comment about them. I have found so much interesting information about each one I have posted. I have also been trying to fill in the missing options if there are any for the plants I have posted photos as I go along. I have been surprised at how many plants are poisonous. This really needs to be listed. In my area, it is really important for a lot of folks to know if a plant is deer resistant too. The hardest part besides the ID is finding the soil PH levels.
Yes, the actual details are much harder than snapping the pictures, especially if you have to ID the plant first. But some folks just add the plant name and picture and don't post any details or comments at all. I won't do that. It is pretty worthless in my opinion.
If one is just trying to ID a plant and doesn't need any information, at least the photo is there. But the information about the plants is so valuable, I always include it for plants of which I am posting photos if the info is not already there.
That's true, a picture is better than no information at all. Sometimes, a picture is "worth a thousand words" as they say.
