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    Please Identify These Plants

    Hey everyone, I'm so sorry for spamming, but I would like to know the names of the plants in this gallery.

    Thanks so much!

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    Hi Connor,

    You aren't spamming when you are asking for help. Spamming is trying to sell something or advertise sites on a forum.

    I'm going to try and help, but some of the pictures aren't close enough or missing some aspects such as leaves or needles.

    1 - appears to be some type of ornamental pear from the shape of the tree. I suspect it's a Bradford pear or Cleveland pear.

    2 - appears to be some type of Fir aka Abies.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fir

    3 - appears to be some type of Spruce aka Picea
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce

    4 - not sure what I'm supposed to id here - tree or shrubs?

    5 - might be some type of Cedar or Arborvitae.
    http://www.treehelp.com/trees/cedar/index.asp

    6 - no clue

    7 - might be some type of maple
    http://www.themondaygarden.org/archi...aples_flowers/
    http://www.themondaygarden.org/archi...s/maples_buds/
    http://www.massmaple.org/treeID.html
    http://www.themondaygarden.org/archi...cation_guides/

    8 - no clue - is this a tree or shrub?

    9 - can't tell from the picture

    10 - Forsythia - to rejuvenate prune cut the oldest stems flush to the ground. Never do more then 1/3 of the oldest ones each year or you risk stressing this shrub. DO NOT prune into a box or ball shape as this makes them ugly and die out in the interior.
    http://www.plantamnesty.org/pruning_...forsythias.htm
    http://www.aboutforsythia.com/

    11 - can't tell as picture is too far away, but my guess would be crab apple aka Mallus or ornamental cherry of some sort. You can look through these collections to see if the blossoms are similar. If you see what looks the same, you can search out pics on google by using the botanical names and clicking on 'Images'.
    http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/guide.html
    http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...ids-table.html
    http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id68/id68.pdf

    You don't say where these are located, but one of these 'keys' might help you to better id the conifers.
    http://www.uwgb.edu/BIODIVERSITY/her...ree_key000.htm
    http://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~jhayden/conifers/conifer%20key3.htm

    You can also look here to get a closer view of many of my suggestions.
    http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/
    http://gaia.flemingc.on.ca/~dhendry/specdes.htm

    This site is in Spanish, but has some good close ups of tree flowers, fruit, bark and seeds by botanical name.
    http://www.arbolesornamentales.com/elarbol.htm

    Newt
    When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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    Wow, thanks so much for the help, I really appreciate it!

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    You are very welcome! Wish I could have been able to id more. Is this a new home purchase with plant material you need to id?

    Newt
    When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

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