Could it be pignut? I only see one photo, so I'm not sure what you mean by the second tree (two different trees). Those 2 little slightly out of focus ones in the background are maples with the 3rd one a beech?
Ah, only the left half of your photo is showing up, you have to click on it to see the whole photo. EDIT: I got you now! EDIT: Right tree B disappeared again?
A = Ash, B = Basswood. When I looked at them I thought both were Ash, then I checked the leaves. I remember someone from another forum had the ok to cut down certain trees that he thought were Ash, they ended up being Basswood.
I thought possibly ash, but my local white ash here look a little darker and less deeply furrowed than that one.
Did you get a close enough look at the leaves to ID weather it is White Ash or one of the others? (I don't even know what the differences in the leaves might be...)
Guide sez Black Ash: Broadly lance-shaped, 7-11 leaflets, stalkless. Tufts of rust-colored hairs along midvein. Green and White, 5-9 but usually 7 leaflets. Green, coarsely saw-toothed or almost without teeth. White, finely saw-toothed or almost without teeth. Tough ID!
Very interesting. They look very similar. It seems ash (green) here were a bit darker and deeply furrowed and the basswood is similar, but bark was softer.
