This one has me stumped. It's an ornamental, planted in a utility row. Any thoughts? The toothed leaves make me think some kind of elm, but just not seeing it in my tree books. The seeds at the base of the branches are distinctive and the bark is interesting.
(it might take me about 30 minutes to get the bark picture uploaded).
cedar elm
american elms seed in the spring and cedar elms seed in the fall
also, american elms have much longer leaves.
Yeah, i was leaning towards cedar elm, but the bark is weird. No "winging" either. I left the camera at the house, so running to get it now.
winged elm and cedar elm are different species
Tree ID (Now with Bark)
The twigs on Cedar Elm can have "corky wings", but yeah, I was thinking Winged Elm when I said that. I got elm on the brain.
The seed description from the guide matches, but the bark description does not:
"light brown; furrowed into broad, scaly ridges"
Tree ID (Now with Bark)
Non-native?
Could well be a Chinese elm. Need a book on Ornamentals.B-)
CHINESE ELM!!!
DING DING DING DING!!! We have a winner!
Thank you, Stephen. The picture of the bark on the Chinese Elm in the tree guide doesn't look the same, so I went past it. Pictures of Chinese Elm on the internet match the pattern of my tree. It also has small, toothed leaves and 1-seeded keys maturing in autumn.
Thank you much.
CHINESE ELM!!!
made in china...shoulda known. my bad. 😛
CHINESE ELM!!!
Map note suggestion: "critical tree species to be verified by a certified arborist."
I am soooooo glad that none of my clients expect me to be a tree expert. I pretty much operate under the assumption that if I'm standing under a tree and a "....." falls on my head, that I must be standing under a "..... tree". Good thing they never invented watermelon or pumpkin trees.
Holy...
What about Coconut Trees?
Probably not too many of those in your neck of the woods eh!
🙂
Loyal
I'm gonna' agree with Lacebark Elm. The Siberian or Chinese Elm have pubescent hairs or fur on the seeds.
Elm.
Why go into detail?
