It's a unique tree in it's own right. The more I look at the bark in that picture, I'm questioning if it's an elm. I need to take another look at it, now that it's more leafed out.
I'm disappointed I haven't heard back from the forester. He does wear a lot of hats besides forester. I'm sure by now my email to him has dropped down several pages, I can only be patient and at some point send him another email. Dear Lord, give me patience, and give it to me now! Amen!
Barcroftb, this is the other thread I'm tagging you in. What is your opinion on why the tree pictured in this thread is all twisted like it is? Don't mean to put you on the spot, with you being an arborist, I thought you might have a good idea of what happened here. PS, I never did go back to this tree to try to id it.
Both are wild looking trees. Hope you can find out some info on them. We have seen a couple that really stuck in my memory... The leaves look similar to mulberry. It was in a yard we had to stop at. Lots of burls on it This is actually about 3 trees being choked by the strangled fig vine. Guide said it would take about 30 yrs. Rain forest/jungle of Belize.
When I sent the info to the Corps of Engineers forester I thought for sure I'd hear back with a good answer. I would have liked to just hear back, he seemed to have no interest in it. Oh well.. There may not be a definitive answer, but I would still like to hear informed opinions. I think that's the burliest tree I've seen, I bet a lot of woodworkers would be interested in it when it eventually comes down. The fig vine is interesting, reminds me of some Tarzan movies. It's always more special to see pictures that someone took, instead of something off the internet. Thanks for posting.
