Tree I.D.

[thewoodlands]

Over the winter I cut some dead trees in another area and some people thought it looked like Elm.




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[TreePointer]

Double toothed leaf. First thought is eastern hophornbeam.

 

[Wood Duck]

It looks to me like some of the leaves have uneven leaf bases. For example, in the picture where you're holding the leaf to show the bottom, the base of the leaf you're holding is uneven, and so are the bases a couple of other leaves on the twig. By uneven, I mean the two sides of the leaf aren't mirror images of eachother on opposite sides of the stem. The uneven bases, plus double toothed leaves and shaggy bark suggest elm. I think the fact that you cut some dead last year also suggests elm, since American Elms are dying from Dutch Elm and Elms Yellows diseases. My field guide says Hop Hornbeam should have even leaf bases.

It does look a lot like Eastern Hop Hornbeam to me, but the uneven leaf bases seem to indicate an elm, probably American Elm. I don't know that other elm species are being hit by diseases like American Elm is, and diseases explain why there were standing dead ones.

 

[thewoodlands]

It looks to me like some of the leaves have uneven leaf bases. For example, in the picture where you're holding the leaf to show the bottom, the base of the leaf you're holding is uneven, and so are the bases a couple of other leaves on the twig. By uneven, I mean the two sides of the leaf aren't mirror images of eachother on opposite sides of the stem. The uneven bases, plus double toothed leaves and shaggy bark suggest elm. I think the fact that you cut some dead last year also suggests elm, since American Elms are dying from Dutch Elm and Elms Yellows diseases. My field guide says Hop Hornbeam should have even leaf bases.

It does look a lot like Eastern Hop Hornbeam to me, but the uneven leaf bases seem to indicate an elm, probably American Elm. I don't know that other elm species are being hit by diseases like American Elm is, and diseases explain why there were standing dead ones.

Found this for comparison. I think your correct on the base being symmetrical.


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[Backwoods Savage]

Looks like elm to me.

 

[nrford]

American/Grey Elm