coolbrze
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Zone 7 - VA, any ideas?
Another tree ID?
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Another elm! Interesting to see the crotch split like that. We all know what kind of force that took for that to happen!
coolbrze
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Elm, yes. Although I'm thinking American not Chinese due to the bark.
tomtrees58
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:agree2:tom trees
Treecutr
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The 8 trees I just did look very much like that ,and I was told they were Siberian Elm by a lot of people here, and a local arborist.
Siberian elm; it has large reddish buds. American elms aren't quite that trashy, and the bark is a bit different. Broken limbs hanging all over is a sure sign that it is a siberian elm.
A closeup of the buds would be definitive.
A closeup of the buds would be definitive.
treeslayer
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called pisselms here in the midwest, right? I pruned a nasty one today off the powerlines.
tree md
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Yeah, pisselms are what we call them here in OK too. I knew they were a nonnative species. Wasn't sure which though.
Shush! We don't dare call them that. They are wonderful trees, as they have been supporting tree services in the midwest for many years.
Some comparison reference:
American elm
(notice the "flat topped" bark NOT present in photo's above)
Siberian elm
An often overlooked possibility in the elm family: Slippery elm
These guys do better in the wood/natural setting than do the siberians.
and lets not forget these elms: Rock elm
Not so common as the others.
LOOK AT THE BUDS! COMPARE THE PICTURES!
Some comparison reference:
American elm
(notice the "flat topped" bark NOT present in photo's above)
Siberian elm
An often overlooked possibility in the elm family: Slippery elm
These guys do better in the wood/natural setting than do the siberians.
and lets not forget these elms: Rock elm
Not so common as the others.
LOOK AT THE BUDS! COMPARE THE PICTURES!
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