Trees from a distance

[JD3000]

Baobab

 

[Basswood]

Nay as well.

 

[Basswood]

First hint: native to the Caribbean islands, south Florida and Mexico.

 

[ATH]

It has been 20 years, so I had to look up the name, but when we honeymooned in St. Kitts, there were smooth gray trees with crazy big/wavy buttress roots. Kapok?

 

[Basswood]

No to Kapok.

it has a nickname based on visitors to the islands.

 

[Jonny]

Burseraceae

 

[Basswood]

Yeah that’s the family.

 

[Jonny]

Bersera simaruba

 

[Basswood]

Bersera simaruba

You got it.

 

[Jonny]

Probably a gimme.

 

[oldoakman]

I'm gonna say Red Maple.

 

[Jonny]

Nailed it

 

[oldoakman]

This one is the biggest example I have seen.

 

[Serf Life]

Taxus (hinks?)

 

[oldoakman]

Kinda sorta but not exactly.

 

[Basswood]

Cephalotaxus?

 

[oldoakman]

Closer but not quite there.

 

[Basswood]

Cunninghamia?

 

[oldoakman]

Nope.

 

[Basswood]

Taxus baccata?