Do you know what tree this is?

Calling all tree lovers! Would you know what tree this is? I was attracted to the texture of the trunk and am intrigued by the flaky bark. ...
bark texture
Texture of a tree's bark.
Do you know what tree this is?

Let me start by saying that I have absolutely no idea about the tree in this post. Would you know the name of this tree or what tree this trunk might belong to?

I happened upon this one while I was visiting a friend –here in California — a few months back. We had parked at the parking lot at her apartment and there in front of me was this interesting looking trunk. The layers and the texture it portrayed caught my eye. I was so taken by the trunk that I felt compelled to take my phone out, swipe up the camera icon and take a couple of pictures.

โ€˜A couple of picturesโ€™ โ€” that is exactly what I have and it was only later that I realized that I didnโ€™t have pictures of the whole tree. I wish I’d taken better pictures of the foliage, so you could try to identify it. I’d asked a few people if they could identify it but I haven’t gotten any answers yet. A bit of internet search didnโ€™t help either.

I hoping that someday, someone might come this way, find this flaky bark familiar, and let me know the name of the tree* this trunk belongs to.ย 

What an intriguing piece of (natural) sculpture! Is it not?

bark texture
Texture of a tree’s bark.

And it looks like we have a name!

Fellow blogger Sandra Nachlinger suggests it might be a Melaleuca Tree. I looked up the images tried to do some research in that direction. And it looks like this is the Melaleuca quinquenerviaย or a ย Melaleuca Leucadendronย that we have here. Guess what the common name of the tree is — Paperbark Tree. How neat! How apt!

Here are some links & images you might like to see if the pictures in the post got you interested in the tree:
Melaleuca quinquenervia (It is also commonly known as a ‘Punk Tree’ ๐Ÿ™‚ )
Image of the Paperbark Tree— of the bark
Genus Melaleuc

Thank You, Sandra.
And Thank You to all the readers who put in their suggestions, hunches and observations. Thanks a ton, this was fun.

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27 Comments on this post.
  • Archana
    13 July 2019 at 6:26 am
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    Wow! Despite the peeling, this conveys the image of a very very strong tree. At such times, I wish the tree would simply just identify itself to me!! ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope you get its ID soon..

  • dNambiar
    13 July 2019 at 5:32 pm
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    The peeling seems to have added to its appeal.
    Seriously. I’m so curious, now.

    Thank you for coming this way, Archana. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Umashankar
    13 July 2019 at 8:50 pm
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    Looks like a tree that would yield a lot of papyrus for manuscripts of yore. Beats me, Divya, but surely someone is going to identity it down the line.

    • dNambiar
      14 July 2019 at 7:50 pm
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      I’m sure they’d make very nice writing surfaces.
      Thank you, USP. I hope you are doing well.
      Have a great week. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Prasad Np
    14 July 2019 at 5:03 am
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    I would say these are old Cypress trees they live for hundreds of years… other possibility is a River Birch….

    • dNambiar
      14 July 2019 at 7:51 pm
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      Hey Prasad,

      Maybe. Birches did appear in my searches.
      What an interesting-looking trunk, no?

  • Rahul Bhatia
    15 July 2019 at 9:12 pm
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    A lovely find and the pictures tell so much! A keen observer I must say:)

    • dNambiar
      16 July 2019 at 5:56 pm
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      haha! It was too interesting not to notice. ๐Ÿ˜€

      Thank you, Mr. Bhatia.

  • Sandra Nachlinger
    16 July 2019 at 8:39 pm
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    • dNambiar
      18 July 2019 at 1:16 pm
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      You might be right, Sandra. I looked up the pictures of Melaleuca Trees and they look pretty much like this.

      Oh! they are? Nice to learn that and that you have them in plenty in Florida.
      Thank you so, so, much, Sandra. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • betty – NZ
    19 July 2019 at 4:08 am
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    What a beautiful tree! I love everything about it and your photos show it off so well! I’m glad you found the name.

    • dNambiar
      20 July 2019 at 11:02 am
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      I was so fascinated by the trunk.
      Thank you so much, Betty.

      How cool is it that we can blog about the sights we come across and we get input from fellow bloggers. ๐Ÿ˜‰ <3

  • A ShutterBug Explores
    19 July 2019 at 9:09 am
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    Beautiful photos of that lovely textured tree! Love nature’s creations.

    Happy Day to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

    • dNambiar
      20 July 2019 at 11:03 am
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      Thank you, Carol.
      This is quite a creation!

      Happy Day to you too. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Minoru SAITO
    20 July 2019 at 6:43 am
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    Hi! Very interesting photoa! I have never seen this kind of trees before. Thanks for sharing.

    • dNambiar
      20 July 2019 at 11:06 am
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      I’m pretty sure I hadn’t seen this tree before this. Those peeling layers of bark were what drew my attention to the tree.
      Thank you for coming this way. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Parul Thakur
    22 July 2019 at 6:17 am
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    This is amazing. You bring the most unique pictures on #ThursdayTreeLove. I love it. While I can’t ID it, I wish we get to know the name ๐Ÿ™‚
    Thank you for joining, D. The next time – I would love to see the leaves and how high up it goes.

    • dNambiar
      22 July 2019 at 5:35 pm
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      Hey Parul,
      How are you doing? Aww, thank you. ๐Ÿ™‚
      Looks like we now have the name of the tree. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Got it from a fellow blogger. It’s most likely to be a Melaleuca Tree.

      I know– too little foliage in the pictures, na? I was so distracted. The trunk — specifically the bark — had all my interest. ๐Ÿ˜
      Thank you for hosting, Parul. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • #ThursdayTreeLove โ€“ 68 – happiness and food
    24 July 2019 at 11:37 am
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    […] Divya shares pictures of a unique looking tree trunk from Santa Clara, California […]

  • arv
    25 July 2019 at 1:13 am
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    I wish I could add to your quest for finding the name of the tree. Looks pretty old.

    • dNambiar
      25 July 2019 at 1:14 pm
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      Hey Arv,
      Welcome here. I hear it might be a Melaleuca Tree and the pictures seem to attest that. ๐Ÿ™‚
      Right, it does look like it has been around for some time now.

      Thank you so much for visiting this blog. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Unishta
    25 July 2019 at 3:26 am
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    Do you think it could be a Sycamore? It looks like Cadbury’s Chocolate Flake!

    • dNambiar
      25 July 2019 at 1:37 pm
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      Hi Unishta,

      Welcome here!

      It looks like the peeling of the Sycamore is much milder. The Melaleuca tree’s bark seems to look quite like the ones in the pics in this post. So I think I’ll go with that.

      Haha! Yeah, it does look quite like a Cadbury’s Flake.

      Thank you for coming this way. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Chandra Lynn
    29 July 2019 at 10:33 pm
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    Oh my! I see why you were compelled to take photographs! This is absolutely beautiful. All the textures. I swoon! Wonderful captures.

    • dNambiar
      5 August 2019 at 4:44 pm
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      Isn’t it a wonderful sight? I don’t think I’d seen anything like this before.
      Welcome here, Chandra Lynn. ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Niranjan R
    2 August 2019 at 6:25 am
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    Wow! There is so much of art there. Natural art. ๐Ÿ™‚

    • dNambiar
      5 August 2019 at 4:44 pm
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      I swear! ๐Ÿ™‚

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