Question: Just wondering what this tree is. Thousands have sprouted this spring. I haven't seen any identification photos with the kind …
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Just wondering what this tree is. Thousands have sprouted this spring. I haven't seen any identification photos with the kind of separate-stem flowers some of these have. Thinking white ash...but can't find any with similar flowers.
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Dear jahfre, good afternoon. The species you have photographed is Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla). It is a native member of the celery family and is a common forest understory species in New England. You have photographed mature plants--they have a single leaf (which is compound) and a flowering stalk. Best wishes.
