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Old 01-02-2008, 11:28 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I was wondering if someone could tell me what Tennessee tree (not a bush and the tree was tall) have purple berries on them this time of year. This photo was taken Dec. 31 in Cove Lake State Park (Campbell County). I only observed these trees in one part of the park. The berries aren't hard. If you press on them they squish. The trees are tall. The berries are extremely plentiful. If you know what they are, do they stay "fruity" all year long or do they turn into something?



Lastly, I took a photo of this little bird which I can easily look up. I'm more curious about the tree he is sitting in that still has all of those green leaves on 12/31. Reason: If I know what it is, I can research where to typically find them. The songbirds seemed to really like it.

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Old 01-02-2008, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Beautiful Lakes & Mountains of East TN
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We had a tree like that with little gray-blue berries that look like blueberries, sort of, right? I think maybe it's some sort of juniper? It was a tall, thin shrubby tree, definitely an evergreen type.

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Ah, a cedar: http://www.noble.org/Ag/PlantOfMonth...yClusterSM.JPG
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Old 01-02-2008, 11:45 AM
 
Location: Cookeville, TN
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Juniper maybe?
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Old 01-02-2008, 12:01 PM
 
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Eastern Red Cedar. Which is actually a juniper, Juniperus virginiana if you want to look up the species. The fruit is seasonal and only on female trees, birds love it so they don't usually stay decorative for very long . Can't really tell enough about the second one to name it.
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Old 01-02-2008, 12:27 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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yarddawg is right about the first tree. The second one looks a little like a dogwood but I can't tell either from the photo. Second guess might be a crape mrytle or saucer magolia, but the leaves don't look quite right.
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Old 01-02-2008, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Florida panhandle
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Is the second one a mulberry tree? It looks like one that was in the back yard of a rental I was in while staying in Crossville..the neighbors said it was mulberry.
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Old 01-02-2008, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow in "OZ "
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The bird looks like a titmouse.......
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Old 01-02-2008, 06:47 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Okay guys, thanks a bunch. Based on what you said, I took another look at the juniper part of my trees book. I originally ruled it out because my book says the Common Juniper is shrub-like and rarely a tree and the 2 trees I saw were big evergreen trees. The other Juniper mentioned is a Pinchot Juniper but that was wrong because that one grows in different environments than what I saw but EASTERN REDCEDAR is it! It's other name is Red Juniper.

In case you are interested the tree is native in 37 states and it is resistant to extremes of drought, heat and cold. The juicy berries are consumed by wildlife including the cedar waxwing that was named for the tree. The aromatic wood is used for cedar chests, fenceposts and cabinet work. It says the tree can be injurious to apple orchards because it's an alternate host for cedar apple rust, a fungus disease.

I'll check out your suggestions for the second photo.
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Old 01-02-2008, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Tennessee
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I'd don't think my guesses for the second photo are correct. Was it really a tree, or more shrub-like?
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Old 01-02-2008, 07:01 PM
 
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Looks like the leafs are "Beech Tree"..........
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