Question: I pass by this very large tree most days when I walk. The area is in Green Hill Beach (Wakefield), …
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I pass by this very large tree most days when I walk. The area is in Green Hill Beach (Wakefield), RI. It has a "fruit" that is green, very hard, and size of a large lime. I cut one of these "fruit" open which I needed a saw to do. I'm attaching a couple of photos. In one, which is a collage that also includes some bamboo which you can ignore, there are images of the tree leaves & the fruit. Photo #2 (may not have attached) is of the cut fruit. I need help with ID. Thank you! Diane Dimmock
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Dear Diane, Go Botany is experiencing a glitch that only one image will upload (repeatedly). Therefore, I don't have your full sample of images to view. That all written, the fruit image that I can see appears to be Juglans nigra (black walnut). These have a green, resinous husk that encloses a large, nut-like seed. The seed can be cracked open to remove the kernels. If you view this plant, it should have alternate, pinnately compound leaves. Further, if you were to cut a branchlet length-wise in half, it would have a chambered pith. Best wishes.
