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You’d think being a finish carpenter/cabinet maker that I could answer this, but when in the “raw” form, I don’t know my ash from a hole in the ground.
Maple leaves in picture. Don't know which maple .
Maple leaves in picture. Don't know which maple .
Trunk and leave size suggests sugar maple to me, but not for sure.
With the number of sprouts, it makes me think of the Norway Maple in my yard... Definitely maple, but as others noted, I'm not 100% on the exact variety of maple.
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It does indeed look maple-like. However there are other trees with similar leaves.
The leaves to not look cut up enough to be silver maple. Is this tree one that was planted, or did it grow naturally?
I am amazed by the arborists I know.....they can identify trees at a glance and tell with one look if it's healthy or not.
From what I see, it’s a Box alder. In the maple family. Leaves tend to favor a red maple. But, from the leaves, it appears to be the Box Alder instead. Shadow leaves can be tough because many are extorted and over sized. So, without see more, it will be impossible to be 100% positive. But, I am a forester and I’d bet most of what I got that’s what it is. :^)
Stupid phone autocorrect. Correct name is Box Elder.
Box Elder is often found along waterways. Or, moist soils. After. seeing the second pic, it is DEFINITELY a Box Elder in my opinion.
this tree is growing natural and is standing. the way the picture was posted might look like it’s laying but it’s not. again thanks for everyone help on identifying this tree
Box Elder Leaf
Box Elder Leaf
I grew up where there were very few trees, but we had a "Selder" tree where I lived until I was 5. I think it may still be there.
Sugar maple. Probably some good figuring inside that burl if it is solid.
Looks like a lot of epicormick sprouting on that one,, which occurs when the tree is injured or if the canopy around the tree is opened. The additional sunlight on the trunk causes the buds underneath the bark to sprout.
Maple, just like the ones in the woods behind my house.
Henry is correct. Acer negundo has compound leaves and the leaf in the pic is simple.
It's definitely a maple, because it does have opposite leaves. Without a clearer picture it's hard to tell which kind though.
Don't be so sure about that Woods Walker. Shade leaves are not a good indicator of compound versus simple leaves, leaf shape, etc.... Many a compound leaf appears simple when growing on low hanging limbs. I'm still saying Box Elder cause that's what it is. :^)
Don't know exactly what it is, but IMO it's NOT a Box Elder. If it is then the Box Elders I have growing on my place are having identity issues, because they look exactly like the pic Henry posted.
Maybe I need to get them to a tree shrink!
Ask your local forester or any logger in the area and they will know exactly what it is.
Have no idea on what kind of tree, but still laughing at Solo's first post
It is one of two trees WW. It is either a Red Maple or a Box Elder. I'm still leaning towards Box Elder. It could be a Red Maple. It isn't a Sugar, Black, Silver, or any other type Maple but a Red or Box Elder. It's the best I can do looking at pics of leaves without seeing the tree in person. But, it is one of those two.
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From GG’s post of tree identity it sure looks like the leaves of a Paperback Maple
We call them soft maple , or river maple but the I think the real name is silver maple . I have a sugar and 2 soft maple growing in my yard . We have a lot of both here. The soft maple will grow sprouts off of the bottom of the trunk .
We call them soft maple , or river maple but the I think the real name is silver maple . I have a sugar and 2 soft maple growing in my yard . We have a lot of both here. The soft maple will grow sprouts off of the bottom of the trunk .
I'm no expert but I will guess its not a sugar maple. They have a smoother "U" in between the teeth on the leaf. These look more sawtoothed like a red maple. Something I was taught while looking for syrup trees as a kid. Sugars sap had a better yield. Not deep enough between lobes to make me guess silver maple.
If it matches the Canadian flag, it may be a sugar.
It is not a sugar maple. It is not a silver maple. It is not a Norway maple. It is not a Japanese maple. It is either a box elder or a red maple. I PROMISE!!!!!!!
Looks like a sycamore maple to me.
Yeah, I have a regular sycamore in my yard. That tree is huge and drops a ton of branches that my dog has to bring to the other side of the yard in the grass to chew on.
I'm sure it's a Box Elder. The new branch growth from the trunk is that bright green that is common with Box Elder plus the length of the growth, very vigorous. Been in the nursery industry over 40 years.
It is a maple not box elder. Been doing bio surveys in including plants for +25 years. HA/KS photo is a box elder which is very different than the op picture.
the pollen from those sycamores could be used for a biological warfare............nasty stuff.
Box elder ‘Acer negundo’ is a maple.
This is the only North American maple with compound leaves.
The leaves all look like simple leaves to me. I can't see any compound leaves except on the ground in in the background.
Leaves to broad and bark is way off to be a box elder.
Glad we cleared this up so succinctly
I can’t tell from the pic if it 3 leaves per stem or individual leaf per stem.
One last time. From an expert.
Number one. It is either a Box Elder. Or, a red maple. You can take that to the bank and deposit it. No matter who says different, that’s what it is. And, the more I look at it, the more convinced I am it’s a Red Maple instead of a Box Elder.
Number two. Shade leaves don’t play by the rules. So, guessing th compound versus simple thing is fruitless. They can be correct. But, often aren’t.
And finally, Number three. That bark coukd be categorized as stereotypically Box Elder in areas I’ve seen it.