Tree ID

[theelectraco]

I have this tree in my backyard, we have always kept it bare but little branches with leaves sprout off. Yesterday my dad was cutting it and there are a lot of leaves on the ground that my Greek is eating. I removed them all but wanted to see if maybe someone could help me ID the tree and if its safe.


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[LolaMyLove]

That looks like privet to me and if so it is not ok to eat.


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[Yvonne G]

Looks sort of like a privet...a shrub that has been trimmed into a tree shape.

 

[wiccan_chicken]

Crepe Myrtle. I have a ton of these at my home.

 

[Len B]

Pics of privet on the left and myrtle on the right,if you could get a good pic of the bark it may be easier to identify and tell if it is either one of these

 

[theelectraco]

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Those are the only other pics I have. I took It all to the dumpster already and I'm not going dumpster diving for more pics lol


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[Len B]

It's not crepe myrtle,still not sure about being privet, I have privet pop up everywhere and never seen any of my torts show an interest in it, but I don't have Greek tortoises.

 

[theelectraco]

The more I look at it, the more I notice that the leaves on this tree look just like the crap growing all over my fence.




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Never mind.

The tree one is thin and rubbery feeling. It is on the left. The stuff growing on my wall is coarse and more firm. Pictured on the right.






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[LolaMyLove]

I am almost positive it's privet. I have it all over my yard. It is impossible to get rid of and pops up everywhere.


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[theelectraco]

I am almost positive it's privet. I have it all over my yard. It is impossible to get rid of and pops up everywhere.


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The tree or the busy stuff all over the wall?


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[tortadise]

It does look like some type of wax myrtle(privet)

Does it seasonally flower?

 

[LolaMyLove]

The tree, but true fully privet is a bush that can climb and vine like the pictures. I have a 40 foot privet tree and privet vines growing up a fence just like the picture. You can take a clipping to your local plant shop and verify. What ever it is I would not let your tort eat it.


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[theelectraco]

He hasn't had an interest at all in the stuff growing on the wall luckily. Just took a few nibbles of the stuff that was on the floor from the tree. I'll keep an eye out.


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