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Offline tattoo dave

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tree ID please
« on: April 25, 2014, 03:33:09 pm »
Well, big crazy storm came through. Trees down everywhere. :) :) Anybody know what this one is? It's the only one I'm not sure of. There's still no leaves on the trees in my neck of the woods. Thanks for the input as always!!

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Offline Pat B

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2014, 04:31:57 pm »
Is it the twigs with the buds and flowers and the bark behind?
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Offline TacticalFate

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2014, 04:32:11 pm »
red maple? flowers look correct

Offline Pat B

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2014, 06:17:17 pm »
I was thinking a maple when I saw the flower but the buds don't look like maple and the bark is not red maple.
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Offline wapiti1997

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 07:04:57 pm »
Looks like an elm to me, American would be my guess, they are one of the first trees to break bud in an area..

Offline Danzn Bar

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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2014, 07:14:32 pm »
Yep...I think you nailed it Joe....Elm
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2014, 08:22:09 pm »
That bark doesn't look like the elm we have out west.  But I'm no too familiar with elms. 

Offline tattoo dave

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2014, 10:57:19 am »
Thanks fellas!! No leafs make it a little more difficult. So some kind of elm it is. Looks like there's a lot of elm bows in my future. I giant pine fell on top of this tree, and bent it right over, It's still standing, but the top limbs are touching the ground, guess it passed one heck of a bend test ;)

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Offline Pat B

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2014, 12:24:15 pm »
Be real careful cutting that booger. Lots of dangerous tension in it as it is.
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2014, 09:55:11 pm »
Sounds like it is still blooming, if no rush to cut it then let it bloom a while longer and maybe get leaves for identification.

And Pat is correct, those trees under tension are super dangerous.
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Offline hammerstone

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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2014, 10:47:24 pm »
Are the limbs opposite or alternate? Looks like maple to me.

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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 11:10:23 am »
That's a maple tree of sorts, maybe even white oak. I don't think its elm of any variety.
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Re: tree ID please
« Reply #12 on: April 29, 2014, 01:20:31 pm »
It looks like a maple to me too. The bark is no elm that I've seen here in Indiana.
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