I am not 100% sure, but I found a Bumelia Borer laying eggs on this tree. I know insects don't make mistake.
Leaf off sapling on the edge of the James Madison University Arboretum.
A guess based on the seedhead. This seems to have been a minor component of a seed mix scattered to “reestablish” groundcover after trail construction. [Cliff rolls his eyes.]
Oppositely arranged branches, simple leaves
another damn invasive "weed tree".
Grew on their own, probably birds eating berries
This tree is growing as a volunteer in my yard. Wanting to figure out what it is. It's about 10 feet tall now with a 1.25" diameter trunk at the base
About 8" across
Lots spines!
Austin Community College: Pinnacle Campus
ACC is selling a 9 acres property: building + land with many native flora...what a shame!
Kill it with fire
It is approximately 35 inches tall; it has a very thin stem and bright-yellow flowers.
The longest leaf I saw was about 1.2 inches long and roughly .5 inches in width. The first picture looks like a cluster if older corollas; some of which had a portion of their corolla turn a purple color.
Mature leaves tend to curl inwards a little.
I would estimate it to be 13 ft. In height. Most branches droop towards the ground or spread horizontally out.
4 raised veins on leaf underside, leaves opposite, gray lenticels on bark, no opaque border to leaf
Here is some documentation on our champion (ugh) Ligustrum. Note the attempt at a composite panorama of this 60 ft tree (1st image); I can't even photograph the whole tree from any one angle. Note also the size of the trunk at the bottom of that panorama. These images were taken just before I began the long process of cutting parts of this tree down. It's now Jan. 2019 and I have about 1/2 of the tree lopped off and will be girdling the remainder later this year.
UPDATE: More of the story of the removal of this tree can be found here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32991205
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97649370
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119774360
This is the same champion (invasive) privet tree that I previously documented here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19821907
The present observation documents the next phase of tree removal that I started in late August. You will see how I took my chainsaw and girdled the right hand trunk at about 3 and 4 ft above ground (where it was easy to reach with the chainsaw). I have subsequently sprayed and poured almost two quarts of concentrated vinegar on the exposed cut surfaces to destroy the vascular tissue above and below the cut. Time will tell if I have succeeded in killing this half of the tree.
(Removing this entire tree in one operation is not an option due to some particulars of it location and the danger of such an effort to surrounding native trees and vegetation.)
UPDATE: More on the story of the removal of this tree can be found here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97649370
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119774360
There was plenty of white snow-on-the-prairie around, but this was the only one I noticed with the purple-pink tint.
Along side of Crystal Bend, at the base of the barbed-wire fence.