{"id":4630,"date":"2017-11-30T17:14:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T22:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2022-06-01T09:55:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:55:49","slug":"mystery-plants-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-plants-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery plants identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4640\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Chinese (lacebark) elm with fruit Photo credit: M.R., Brookville, Indiana\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Chinese (lacebark) elm with fruit Photo credit: M.R., Brookville, Indiana\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4640\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"Individual branch of a Chinese (lacebark) elm with fruit on white background. Photo credit: M.R., Brookville, Indiana\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-972x1024.jpg 972w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-223x235.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit-26x27.jpg 26w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmFruit.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese (lacebark) elm with fruit<br \/>Photo credit: M.R., Brookville, Indiana<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4642\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"The bark of a Chinese elm Photo credit: Purdue Arboretum\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"The bark of a Chinese elm Photo credit: Purdue Arboretum\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4642\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"close up image of a tree trunk showing the bark of a Chinese elm tree. Photo credit: Purdue Arboretum\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-157x235.jpg 157w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark-18x27.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/ChineseElmBark.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The bark of a Chinese elm<br \/>Photo credit: Purdue Arboretum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong> I have some leaves from a tree I would like to identify. It is roughly 8 to 12 inches in diameter and fairly tall. The leaves are alternating with lengths of 1.5 to 2 inches long. The leaf stalks are all really short compared to the leaf length. Can you identify? &#8211; M.R., Brookville, Indiana<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> This appears to be <em>Ulmus parvifolia<\/em> &#8211; common name Chinese elm or lacebark elm. This species is quite attractive. It grows 40-50 feet tall at maturity and has attractive small leaves and interesting mottled bark. This species is quite adaptable to urban conditions, and so far, appears to have good resistance to Dutch elm disease and elm leaf beetles. Do not mistake this species for the inferior Siberian elm (<em>Ulmus pumila<\/em>), which is far less ornamental and rather a weedy species.<\/p>\n<p>The Purdue Arboretum has more information about Chinese elm, available at mlp.arboretum.purdue.edu\/weboi\/oecgi2.exe\/INET_ECM_DispPl?NAMENUM=701.<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri Botanical Garden also has some information, available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmsend49.com\/link.cfm?r=dYcui6Fmuy5a4j4v_fd52g%7E%7E&amp;pe=-FyvjUGVF90PbldZWs80k7A90U3YpPL02_W4wtZ0V5CuQE4P6VfwUpNdWj0gg2XlZ7ezDDXA_6DgTp5qdI6dkA%7E%7E&amp;t=INSERT_TRACKING_ENCID\">www.missouribotanicalgarden.org\/PlantFinder\/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287396<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4641\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"The fruits from a Euonymus shrub Photo credit: T.G\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"The fruits from a Euonymus shrub Photo credit: T.G\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4641\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up image of the fruits from a Euonymus shrub on a background with an image embossed in it. Appears to be two columns with wines and an arch with engravings above. Photo credit: T.G\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit-176x235.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit-20x27.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/11\/EuonymusShrubFruit.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fruits from a Euonymus shrub<br \/>Photo credit: T.G<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q.<\/strong> I&#8217;m attaching a picture of some berries. Can you tell me what shrub they&#8217;re from? The plant is growing as a hedge in our front yard, and we want to trim it way back this winter, but we don&#8217;t want to kill it. Many thanks for any help you can provide. &#8211; T.G.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> That looks to be one of the Euonymus species, although I can&#8217;t distinguish enough character from this photo to be certain which. It could be <em>Euonymus europaeus<\/em>, a species introduced from Europe and more commonly known as European spindle-tree or <em>Euonymus bungeanus<\/em> (Winterberry euonymus) introduced from China.<\/p>\n<p>You can see more clear images of the fruit at<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/gobotany.newenglandwild.org\/species\/euonymus\/europaeus\/<\/p>\n<p>This is not the best time of year to prune any plants. It is better to wait until late winter or early spring. More information about pruning shrubs is available in a previous article at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmsend49.com\/link.cfm?r=dYcui6Fmuy5a4j4v_fd52g%7E%7E&amp;pe=vwgJheR2eynf05K3PV89O5hLm2X-rWgN4h0Wi9Xq2ubFFKguGB1Wtvhoibdbpov2DLD6JDTZzwiZC5BV71hzSQ%7E%7E&amp;t=INSERT_TRACKING_ENCID\">www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/assess-pruning-needs-2\u00a0<\/a>and in Purdue Extension publication HO-4-W, <em>Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs<\/em>, available from the Education Store at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmsend49.com\/link.cfm?r=dYcui6Fmuy5a4j4v_fd52g%7E%7E&amp;pe=Uu0FrdSun6DFRzEjoH0TcZGDJn2Rvcjo_K0pZhGsnJaioVaXoXsvZMowehCANVivM9MHC7xQYKG8eZNpwaeXbw%7E%7E&amp;t=INSERT_TRACKING_ENCID\">edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=HO-4-W<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. I have some leaves from a tree I would like to identify. It is roughly 8 to 12 inches in diameter and fairly tall. The leaves are alternating with lengths of 1.5 to 2 inches long. The leaf stalks are all really short compared to the leaf length. Can you identify? &#8211; M.R., Brookville, Indiana A. This appears to be Ulmus parvifolia &#8211; common name Chinese elm or lacebark elm. This species is quite&#8230;<span id=\"post-label-4630\" class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Mystery plants identified<\/span><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-plants-identified\/\" aria-labelledby=\"post-label-4630\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,22,25,29],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46],"class_list":["post-4630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plants","category-shrubs","category-trees","category-winter","publication-in-the-grow"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mystery plants identified - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/mystery-plants-identified\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mystery plants identified - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Q. 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