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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: Here's a snapshot of the entire tree (or large shrub), and a snapshot of one branch. Every year, it grows …

  • Question

    Here's a snapshot of the entire tree (or large shrub), and a snapshot of one branch. Every year, it grows ordinary fruit tree leaves on the old wood, then it flowers, and makes fruit. And then the new wood grows out, and it grows lobed leaves on the new wood. This is rather unusual. The photo of the entire tree is a little misleading, since I just cleaned up underneath, and trimmed the periphery of the lower portion of the tree. Northern Worcester County, in a residential yard.

    Answer

    Dear mweinr, I'm sorry I cannot help you with your question. The photographs are not close enough for me to see the details I need. If you want to try sending closer taken images to ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org, I can try to assist you.