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What are these 2 trees? #778229

Asked November 22, 2021, 2:52 PM EST

Is it possible to identify the 2 trees in the attached picture? Thanks!

Baltimore County Maryland

Expert Response

The rusty-orange tree on the left is either a Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) or its cousin Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). If you have the chance to examine foliage up-close, this photo illustrates the differences between them. Both otherwise have a near-identical appearance, stature, and have foliage that turns this orangey color in autumn before shedding.

The tree on the right is a cedar (Cedrus), though we cannot see enough detail to determine which species this is. Below are the possibilities; most varieties of the first two species which are popular and readily available are either blue- or golden-needled, but a green form certainly could have been planted in this case. All non-dwarf varieties like this start out as pyramidal in shape but will become flat-topped with age.

  • Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica)
  • Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara)
  • Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani)

 

Miri

Thanks!
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 10:54 AM Ask Extension <<personal data hidden>> wrote:
The Question Asker Replied November 23, 2021, 12:55 PM EST

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