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Please identify in western Missouri this is 7ft stalk growing in my backyard.

laura735 Master Identifier says:

It’s difficult with to narrow down with out flowers. And I’m wondering if this could be either the American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) or black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) (?). The included link below with tips for how to identify them. Click on the Nyssa syvaltica link for its images. Although I’m leaning toward persimmon, not seeing in person I can’t really be sure. If this is neither of these two, perhaps you could give us an update as the tree grows. Thank you and best wishes! http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/divi.html

August 10th, 2017 at 12:11am

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