So I finally cut down the tree in the front yard since the PUD had the wires down, and I just want to see if my first guess was right.
![](http://i.imgur.com/TSmbiVl.jpg)
The tree does have spots of rot (part of why it needed to come down), but the rings look nice and I know from a branch that fell off that it's good and dense.
![](http://i.imgur.com/e2zsaf6.jpg)
The bark is mangled due to the dozens of woodpeckers we get around here, but I'm hoping it's still intact enough to give a species with the leaves on top.
Wait a minute...
![](http://i.imgur.com/SQeUGNt.jpg)
What the heck is this vine maple thing doing out here
![Huh ???](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/huh.gif)