2.11.2025

mystery tree

A mystery tree, what can it be?? A wonder that has puzzled me. 

I searched and searched and even drew. Wahoo!


phenology journal entry 2.23.21

 

This tree I see, every single day. 

Lives on the edge of our woods. It has dried blossoms with little hoods!



video screenshot




small 5-6' tree


What Google said, made no sense. I looked harder every day.


taking a closer look for a potential host vine
(1.54 min)

My last attempt to figure it out, was met with little doubt.

Our DNR guy responded fast.

At last, the mystery tree has an ID!!! 

It is an Eastern Wahoo
!



5 comments:

Far Side of Fifty said...

Wahoo good for you solving the mystery!

Marie Smith said...

I have never seen a wahoo tree. It will be a beauty!

Shirley said...

That is quite the name! Wahoo, you figured it out! Those are very cute blossoms.

Val Ewing said...

Awesome! I read that this tree is in the family of Bittersweets and burning bush family! Very pretty. Lucky you to find one. I wonder if I've mistaken ones that look so similar to Bittersweet were these too. Aka, Arrow Wood, Spindle Wood, and other cool names!
I be the flowers in the spring will be incredible.

aurora said...

Thanks all! It is fun to shout "wahoooo!!" when I walk past the tree lol.

I will be paying attention to it's seasonal changes. Brad spotted a couple other (much smaller) Wahoo's. I am waiting on our DNR guy to get back to me on invasive status. The internet has conflicting info. It is NOT all true!