Trees from a distance

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Phellodendron belongs to the order sapindales. Another tree whose bark I think looks similar to the tree in question also belongs to the sapindales. Moracae is closer, as far as being in the same order as the tree in question. Think families within the order. Wikipedia gives a good breakdown of plant taxonomy. I'm learning myself since participating in this thread. Marijuana belongs to the same order.
 
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Marijuana belongs to the same order.

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Now I'm confused... If marijuana is in the same order as the tree you posted, then Celtis must be the closest guess... The following link (previously posted here in TFAD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtis

shows that Celtis is in the FAMILY Cannabaceae. Something in the same order could be alot of things.

Anyway, I'm going with either Pteroceltis tatarinowii or Trema orientalis.

At this point I don't think two guesses is out of the question.

-Tom
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmaceae This link explains it. Celtis used to be classified with the elms, but has recently been reclassified with the cannabis family. Gotta love modern science. Not ulmacae, moracae or cannabacae. That leaves only 2 families that I'm really familiar with. The one has only one tree that I know well. The other has many species that we all deal with on a regular basis. And I'll give this up. The first tree that came to mind when I saw the trunk from a distance was a good size Koelreuteria paniculata.
 
If it's not cannabaceae, then MaryJane cannot belong to the same order. Heck, they're not even in the same family. Do you see why I'm confused? Read your previous post, you said weed was in the same order. ????
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_sargentii
I'll be honest, I'm not 100% certain. But it's a prunus. Order rosales, family rosacae. That's why I said I'd say, many posts ago, when someone got the genus. Definitely not serotina, kwanzan or avium. possibly maackii. There are many hybrids. I'm going with sargentii just based on the image on the wiki page. The form is almost identical. Look close at the trunk and you can see the beginnings of the furrows of an older tree that exist on the tree I posted. Like the serotina in the recent thread about a massive old cherry. I also compared leaves, twigs and buds that I took from the tree with illustrations in this encyclopedia I have. I guess I'm still up, but I'll give my turn to you (X) since you have one that caught your eye.
 
I was going to guess Almond, based on your clues (too small and not hardy in Jersey), but come to think of it, if it's a Prunus, it could be a cultivar of virginiana. I have found two in Providence that I'm unable to correctly ID, even with other expert help. If you can get a close up of the twigs and leaves, and possibly the flowers (next year), I'd like to see if it's the same as the one I'm seeing.

-Tom

(PS - Yours also looks like Eucommia ulmoides, Hardy Rubbertree. Wrong family, though.)
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvzdehnJA9k&feature=related
Those leaves look a little big. And the twigs darker. I have an ilustration of sargentii twig, leaves and buds that's the closest match I've seen to the tree I posted. Twigs are light brown and thin with little red glands on some of the petioles. Again, not 100% sure. I'll keep my eye on this tree through the seasons and try to get some more close ups.
 

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see if you can find out the blossom color and size, also the fall foliage color.

(Dirr's hardy trees and shrubs)P. Sargentii "The habit is upright-spreading to rounded, with deep reddish brown, polished bark. The 1 1/4 to 1 1/2-in.-diameter, pink flowers open before the leaves in April and May and are followed by 1/3-in.-long, purple-black fruit in June and July. The reddish tinged new leaves become shiny dark green in summer and bronze-red in autumn.
 
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