My Last Mystery Wood????????

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I had guessed pineapple but I was not guessing the bush that grows fruit(since that is the first clue). There is a flowering pineapple tree...Cytisus battandieri... it is a smaller tree bu the base can get to 3 or 4 inches...

How about fig or indian rosewood...
 
I would never believed it was this tough. Guess I better give you the final clue.

This is the last clue before I have to give you the answer......................

1. It is not fruiting
2. It is tropical and not native.
3. Tree (trunk and branches) has small but sharp spines. Difficult to handle when pruning.
4. A flowering ornamental.
5. Flowers can be pink, purple, red and white
6. Invasive plant all over so. FL, so TX and all around San Diego
7. Leaves are unique. They are shaped like the footprint of an Ox. If you can figure what the Mexicans call this leaf, the tree is also called the same and found all over Mexico by this name.
 

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Dave, you da man! You apparently know this tree, why it it take so long to get it named. Thanks to it's invasive nature, this tree is more prevalent in parts of the world than where it originated (China). South FL around the Miami area is heavily infested with this non-native. Potted species of this are even being sold by Home Depot and lots of nurseries. This piece of wood is from the Bauhinia blakeana. This is the white flowered variety. I also have a small tree (about 4' tall) of the red variety. I am looking to buy a lavendar variety this spring.

Look up Orchid tree, or the Spanish name Pata de Vaca (foot of the cow) or Bauhinia sp. You should look it up just to see the flower. Some 6" across and looks just like an Orchid.

Dave, if you want the wood, send me your address. Thanks to all who chimed in. I hope it was fun and you learned something about this great little tree.

I may have another tough one later if I can find one locally.
 
ille be sending you my address!!!!!!!
its such a lovely invasive species its all over asia sadly we are not able to grow it in the north of England its just to frosty here. Being as I think so many folk enjoyed having a go at this ime going to put a wood quiz up myself I have loads of odd species knocking around the shop so will hunt some out tonight and construct some clues as well I look forward to making some pens from this and will post the results what did it for me was the bicordate leaf structure as you say quite rare many thanks all
 
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I agree with you that this is fun. I think this could be a pretty regular thing if people got into it. It helps to educate all of us by forcing research, and someone gets some wood out of it for the mere cost of shipping, which isnt too bad at all.
 
I agree Jason.
Thanks George for doing this, it's entertaining and educational as well searching for the different species.
Dave didn't you start this with the chicken wood trvia? Congratulation's on the right answer, you beat me by a week, as I wasn't even close in my search. Next time.
 
Ditto what everyone else said, Goerge thanks for doing this! Hopefully we can keep this a regular feature as Jason says. I know after getting stumped on this last one I'll be sure to post any unuasual or odd wood I come across!
It's been fun,
Mike
 
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