OK heres a new one. Someone told me they are hops, but when I looked them up, I dont think so.
These are a brush, size comparison would be smaller than a well established lilac, but they practice controlled burns here. The area they grow is very wet, a sedge marsh and these grow on anything more than a foot above the water.
This is a picture of sprouted leaves and what might be the bud:
http://www.geocities.com/mn_cedars/i...hopsSprout.jpg
Heres a picture of the trunk. The approx width is 2 - 2.5 inches on the thickest one:
http://www.geocities.com/mn_cedars/idPlan/hopsTrunk.jpg
Heres a picture of last years buds. When fresh and growing , they look like a green pine cone, tightly shut (but rounder and not pointy) with some little edges of leaf that curl back just a bit, from what I would guess is the opening for each cones ummm... seed spacer flap thingies.
http://www.geocities.com/mn_cedars/idPlan/hopsCone.jpg
Thanks for any help!
