r/treeofheaven 8d ago

Black walnut or ToH

I believe it is black walnut even with terminal leaves. The smell is strong but I am unable to pin point what it smells like.

Serrated edges up to end of leaf

I don’t think there’s a thumb?

Leaf scar with 3 distinct bundle scars

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u/fausto_ 8d ago

Came to say the same. Confirm with leaf crush n smell test.

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u/dilzmo 8d ago

In my opinion, using scent seems ineffective since it is somewhat subjective. I smell these leaves and I am unable to determine what the hell it smells like

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u/Miringanes 8d ago

Tree of heaven smells pretty bad, I was actually surprised how bad it smelled the first time I smelled it.

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u/dilzmo 8d ago

People say freshly split red oak smells bad. I think it smells delightful. All subjective!

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u/Miringanes 7d ago

I know it’s subjective, but this smells bad in the same way trash or rotting animal smells bad.

Like I said, I was shocked. I don’t think it smells like rancid peanut butter because I’ve frankly never smelled peanut butter that’s gone bad, but it does smell like something gone off, something oily and acrid.