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Ario
Dedham, MA
April 30, 2012 6:31 AM Post #9103631
| This little fellow just appeared in my lawn in Dedham, MA, this weekend (April 28, 2012). Who is he? 
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growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
 April 30, 2012 8:02 AM Post #9103759
| Reminds me of the cotyledon of a plant. Character leaves to follow. |
Ario
Dedham, MA
May 7, 2012 10:26 AM Post #9114061
| It's showing no signs of new leaves, so I'm thinking these are not cotyledon. I checked with the U Mass extension service, and got a reply that they didn't recognize it but thought possibly it might be the fruiting part of a fungus. Someone else thought it might be a stranger blown in by Hurricane Irene, but no one so far has positively identified it. |
growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
May 7, 2012 11:02 AM Post #9114108
| Give it a bit of time and more images of that structure on the top would help narrow it down. |
fixpix
Oradea
Romania
May 7, 2012 11:50 PM Post #9115125
| I can only say it's funny and interesting.
The thing in the middle would be a flower bud? |
Ario
Dedham, MA
May 8, 2012 8:30 AM Post #9115566
| I can't tell if it's a flower or a radio antenna, but overall it looks more like the latter. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
May 8, 2012 5:15 PM Post #9116294
| Beech Fagus seedling. Very distinctive!
Resin
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zoneimpaired
Toronto, ON (Zone 6b)
May 8, 2012 7:18 PM Post #9116493
| I agree with Resin and I think it might be worth seeing what colour the folliage is.
Robb |
growin
Vancouver, BC (Zone 8b)
May 8, 2012 9:54 PM Post #9116672
| My word! I thought I'd seen it before but couldn't place it at all. Thanks Resin. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
May 9, 2012 1:16 PM Post #9117486
| zoneimpaired wrote:I agree with Resin and I think it might be worth seeing what colour the folliage is.
Robb
Yep, it is a mite coppery (wild seedlings are green), though I doubt it would make a good Copper Beech.
Resin
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
May 9, 2012 2:26 PM Post #9117556
| Here's a group of 3 normal green Beech seedlings
Resin
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Ario
Dedham, MA
May 10, 2012 11:00 AM Post #9118626
| Thank you, Resin, for solving my mystery. There are in fact several copper beeches in the vicinity as well as European beeches, but I had not seen a seedling before. |
