Trees from a distance

[colb]

American beech

No, but this may be the southernmost American beach and I saw it on Wednesday:

 

[colb]

No, but this may be the southernmost American beach and I saw it on Wednesday:
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That was "Beech", pre-autocorrect....

 

[oldoakman]

box elder

 

[colb]

box elder

Yes, and a storm damaged mess of one. I had to go out to here:

to reduce in 3" diameter without a high central leader to tie in to. My weight was mostly on a 2" limb, slightly on my hook on a 3" limb, and I precautionarily had my TIP just above the horizon for a last ditch swing. That ugly heading/reduction cut in front was back to the nearest living suckers. Everything that cannot be seen up top is riddled with storm damage dead wood that elicited suckering which blocks the view from below. I had no idea what I was getting into. I had to start with a low TIP, then advanced it about 10 feet - that was all I could get that looked reliable.

Take it away, @oldoakman

 

[oldoakman]

I'll get a new pic up in a day or so.

 

[robinia]

box elder

Wow I would never have guessed that! Everything about it looks different.

 

[oldoakman]

Look close at the twigs. Green bark.

 

[oldoakman]

Next up... Any one of the group. They are all the same.

 

[Basswood]

Sure looks like Prunus serrulata

 

[JD3000]

Halesia

 

[oldoakman]

Nay X2

 

[Serf Life]

Syringa reticula

 

[oldoakman]

Nyet

 

[colb]

Sapindus?

 

[oldoakman]

Nope.

 

[SomethingWitty]

Celtis

 

[SomethingWitty]

Syringa reticula

I like that. The leaves just kind of lay right for it... but where the hell do you find one the size of the big tree in the group?

 

[oldoakman]

No celtis

 

[Serf Life]

First guess that came to mind, looked up larger ones (30’ 10” dbh) which sound pretty rare, but trees grow big long time down there. Firing from the hip @SomethingWitty

 

[SomethingWitty]

And I was poking fun while hoping that there are lilacs that size.