Trees from a distance

[Frax]

You'd think that (I'd think that), coming from Alberta, but nooooo....

 

[tomthetreeman]

Hmmm... Q. macrocarpa?

 

[MattyD]

That bark immediately screamed salix to me. What the hey.. Ulmus pumila?

 

[tomthetreeman]

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That bark immediately screamed salix to me. What the hey.. Ulmus pumila?

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I love that connection. I often compare U. pumila to willow!

-Tom

 

[Frax]

Nuh-uh. None of the above.

 

[tomthetreeman]

U. americana???

 

[Frax]

The 'Hat has many amazing trees including some prodigious American elms but this is not one of them.

Hint. If you are sticking to trees that seem like they belong in SE Alberta you will miss this. I have a leaf pressed from this tree and its almost impossible to tell the leaf form from the image. Another hint.

 

[tomthetreeman]

I will go way off course and guess...

Ginkgo?

Is it possible?

 

[Frax]

Bold guess! ......But wrong.

 

[cerviarborist]

Cinnamomum camphora? Seems awfully far north for it, but looks for all the world like one.

 

[Frax]

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Cinnamomum camphora? Seems awfully far north for it, but looks for all the world like one.

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I believe you. But I've never seen one of these.


So...nope. Not that exotic.

 

[tomthetreeman]

Sweetgum???

 

[robinia]

Sophora?

 

[zale]

Linden.

 

[Frax]

Nuh, nope and no. None of those.

I'm wondering if this tree is atypical looking for the species. I have seen few and this is by far the biggest I've seen. It has a native range east of the Mississippi and over much of the midwest through northeast. I'm thinking its probably relatively common in its range but its not my territory so maybe I'm presuming too much.

 

[robinia]

Liriodendron!?!

 

[Frax]

Not that either. I thought this would be easy for you eastern guys.

 

[williamd]

Sassafras Albidum

 

[tomthetreeman]

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Sassafras Albidum

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A good guess based on the 'pressed leaf' clue!

 

[Frax]

No sassafras either. I guess this tree really does not look typical for its species then.

I just checked and this is an Alberta Heritage Tree.

Compound leaf.