Please help identify this plant

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by rdrr, Aug 27, 2010.

  1. rdrr

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    Hi all, Can you help me id this plant. It started growing next to our house a couple of years ago and comes back every year. It grows pretty quickly too. It looks a lot like a sunflower stalk to me but the leaves do not have sawtooth edges and it doesn't flower. It currently stands about 9-10 ft tall ans is still growing. Location is in Massachusetts if that helps.

    Thanks

    Rob
     

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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Usually these are Paulownia but upper leaves of this one indicate possibly a Catalpa. Either way a big tree in time. You can tell which it is right away, without looking at botanical features because the Paulownia has downy leaf surfaces that appear to drip a soapy material when sprayed with water.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Ooops!
    Should have had a better look. Ron and saltcedar are correct.
     
  6. rdrr

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    Thanks guys. Got a question though. From digging around the net what I seen is that this tree can get to be about 10' tall in a couple of years but I cut this one down in April of this year and it is back to 10' tall now. So 10' in 4 months. Is that common, or is this possibly something else. Here's a couple of additional pics taken from outside.


    Thanks again

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Most likely there's a well established root system from an older tree.
    When cut to the ground it can rebound very quickly, much more so
    than a seedling. There might even be a tree in your neighbors yard
    who's root has been cut off near your foundation.
     

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