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What kind of tree?

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  1. crzybowhntr

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    It's definitely dying and shedding large strips of bark but I'm not sure what it is.
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    Elms my guess
     
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    mine too
     
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    Elm it is then.

    Thanks.
     
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    I'm not seeing Elm... but that might be just difference between midwest and East coast....
     
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    Looks more like silver maple to me.
     
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    I thought that at first but I have many of them around the house and this seems different than the rest. I'm going to drop a portion of it tomorrow and will post some new pics.
     
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    Could be american elm, we'll know more when you cut a chunk.
     
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    Where the bark has fallen away at the limb attachment looks like elm to me.
     
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    That's what I'm thinkin. Bark looks to thin to be maple and definitely looks papery n not ridged.
     
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    It does resemble a soft maple a little bit, but that large “Y” where the trunk forks off says elm all day long.
     
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    Where the bark was falling away was what makes me think it’s elm. Here’s one I removed a few weeks ago that had the same look. 9AF56120-5C3A-47FB-8D37-8F1147CA5823.jpeg
     
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    I agree that that section says elm... But that bark just doesn't look right to me.... It'll be interesting to see down pictures...:sherlock:
     
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    Silver maple would be my guess
     
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    X3
     
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    I see silver maple too. :popcorn:
     
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    Doesn’t look very “silvery” though. Could be a Red maple. Not a whole lot of difference here, other than the silver color being evident in a silver maple
     
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    Were you in the Navy by chance? I knew a Svoboda that was a Corpsman.
     
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    I didn't get around to making any cuts. It rained all day. Maybe this weekend...
     
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    Not this guy but could be a relative, probably not though. It's a popular name originating from the Czech Republic kinda like Smith is here in the states.
     
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