Trees from a distance

[tomthetreeman]

Are you sure it wasn't right, X?

-Tom

 

[HÖLLENREICH]

copper beach.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Yeah, Holly... Banjo got that. I am having a hard time believing that it's something else!

-Tom

 

[theXman]

no, not copper beech. not European, not purple.... but...

I was the climber in that tree for the removal and had previously done work in it as well. So I definitely know what it was.

and where is banjo? His has gotta be Silver Maple.

 

[banjo]

its not a silver maple

 

[tomthetreeman]

[ QUOTE ]
no, not copper beech. not European, not purple.... but...

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, there's F. sylvatica and F. grandifolia. You're saying it's the latter?

-Tom

 

[tomthetreeman]

How about Halesia, Ted? I know it's not opposite, but maybe I'm seeing something wrong.

-Tom

 

[banjo]

Nope. Pretty nice out huh?

 

[theXman]

yes grandifolia, American Beech.

 

[theXman]

[ QUOTE ]
its not a silver maple

[/ QUOTE ]wow

 

[tomthetreeman]

I am almost convinced now that this tree is a Fraxinus of some sort. Caroliniana or quadrangulata. Good grief, Ted, whatever it is, it's ugly and uncommon.

-Tom

(PS - You just wait until I start with my pics from the cross country trip. You're gonna be so screwed.)

 

[banjo]

No Fraxinus.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Aesculus something-or-other?

 

[banjo]

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Aesculus something-or-other?

[/ QUOTE ]

nope. you're over-thinking

 

[OTGBOSTON]

Phellodendron amurense

 

[tomthetreeman]

Bastid! Why didn't I think of that? Compound, opposite, NON-NATIVE! Argh!

-Tom

 

[banjo]

OK its hint time. Its native.

 

[JeffL]

Juglans cinera!?

 

[tomthetreeman]

Jeff, how do you explain the opposite twigs in the picture? That's what is killing me. The only native trees with opposite branching and compound leaves are Fraxinus and A. negundo. Maybe the pic is deceiving!

-Tom

 

[JeffL]

Yeah, it just had the typical look of a crappy butternut, compound leaves, dieback at the tips, leaned over sideways.

Was just going out on a limb.