what's-that-plant ID photodump (flowers, grow, Dogwood, Ivy)

[uggabugga]

i think i'm getting fairly good at learning all the plants and trees on my property, and i hate it when there's something i can't ID. so here are 7 suspects, with my guesses as to what they are.
appreciate all the knowledgeable people here

[1] Allegheny chinkapin? probably not but that's my best guess.



[2] enormous vine, about half the diameter of the tree it's climbing. these were the only visible leaves at my level. no guess as to what it is.


[3] really hoping this is black walnut?



[4] eastern redbud?


[5] japanese wisteria? it seems to have a tendency to climb when it can latch onto something


[6]blueberry? [fairly sure of this one]


[7] pretty sure this is a callery pear


thanks in advance

[gemstone1]

The walnut will have an unmistakable odor when you crush a leaf between your fingers.
5 looks like wisteria....careful with that it becomes invasive almost overnight.
2 almost looks like poison ivy, are the leaves in groups of 3 ? I've never seen poison ivy that large tho'

[uggabugga]

I know the smell trick for walnuts- it doesn't really have a smell, but the stem does, not like I remember it smelling.

poison ivy occurred to me right after i posted- they do get huge around here
i had ruled it out due to lack of hairs holding it to the tree, but those only appear when it's in direct contact, which this wasn't, at least down lower where I could see it.

[luv4horses]

#4 could be a baby dogwood

[B87]

1. Witch hazel
4. Dogwood
5. Oregon grape?

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

#4 could be a baby dogwood

for some reason i often call dogwood redbud and vice versa. you are right.

Originally Posted by B87

1. Witch hazel

that's an interesting possibility i hadn't considered, it would help if i could ever see flowers on these.

Originally Posted by luv4horses

4. Dogwood
5. Oregon grape?

i had to look up Oregon grape, never heard that name for mahonia.

i think the leaves of mahonia are much thicker and prickly than these are, like a holly leaf.

here's another weird find from just this morning - apparently these are midge galls on a wild grape leaf.

[LoriNJ]

I thought poison ivy, too, right away. (Gulp) I hope it isn't!

I have the world's largest assortment of pokeweeds. Aren't ya jealous? I can never eradicate them. I cut them down before they fruit, but I still have more each year.

[uggabugga]

your pokeweed problem sounds like my oriental bittersweet problem - too widespread to ever eradicate. but some of those can grow nearly as large as the big vine in the first picture, which i'm thinking now most likely was poison ivy. luckily i didn't get any reaction from touching it.

[luv4horses]

Dogwood will take several years of growth before it flowers. Your pic shows a very young one.

[Eldemila]

Originally Posted by luv4horses

Dogwood will take several years of growth before it flowers. Your pic shows a very young one.

I agree, young dogwood. Picture of one that seeded itself in the lot next to me that I moved to my yard attached.