What kind of tree is this? (flower, trees, leaves, fruit)

[LABornandRaised]

I'm having the hardest time identifying this tree. I've gone to those tree self- identification websites and they all come up with trees that look nothing like the tree.

I want to line my house with these trees because they have that painted tree look. Can anyone help or have any idea what tree this is?

[Va-Cat]

If possible, can you get a closer pic of the leaves. Its hard to tell from a distance

[LABornandRaised]

Hopefully this helps. This is the only other picture I took of it over the weekend.

[Okiegirlfriend]

It might be an elm.

[3-Oaks]

Nice textured bark. If you can get a better pic of a leaf or clump of leaves, that would be great.

[si33]

Agreed, it does resemble either a Chinese or Siberian Elm.. (going by bark color/trunk/canopy structure) but the jury is still out on this one..especially since there is..if you look down at the left hand corner of the picture..The Dark green, weepy looking tree looks much more like an elm then this one..

Also, if you look very closely, in the second picture, you can see evidence of what appear to be dead flower or fruit stalks at the end of each branch tip..so yes, closer pictures of the leaves would help clarify this one..besides that, it is a very well tended tree..

[bluepacific]

Originally Posted by si33

Agreed, it does resemble either a Chinese or Siberian Elm.. (going by bark color/trunk/canopy structure) but the jury is still out on this one..especially since there is..if you look down at the left hand corner of the picture..The Dark green, weepy looking tree looks much more like an elm then this one..

Also, if you look very closely, in the second picture, you can see evidence of what appear to be dead flower or fruit stalks at the end of each branch tip..so yes, closer pictures of the leaves would help clarify this one..besides that, it is a very well tended tree..

At first glance of the first photo, I thought it was a Chinese-Lacebark Elm as well because of it's shape and sillouette. However having seen the second photo, I notice it does'nt have that typical puzzle pieces looking bark pattern I'm so use to seening. The bark looks rather like the typical elm I'm use to seening in the USA

Here's an example of the tree trunk bark I'm speaking of.



Maybe it is an example of Siberian Elm. Here's a photo of one in Grand Junction, Colorado.

http://www.coloradotrees.org/champions/tree_images/e/elm_sib_big.jpg (broken link)

Now the only thing that would change my mind on it being a Siberian Elm is that the bark of that tree is like that of the more traditionally furrowed looking bark we are use to seeing. The second photo of the O.P. has a plated look rather than the deep furrowed look of the Siberian Elm. Here's what I mean.



I think you are right about the leaves. Somehow they look smoother than the ribbed elm leaf with the small teeth along the edges. Leaf close up photo would be great.

[Magnolia Bloom]

Looks like an elm to me. I have one that is smaller, but has the same bark and leaves.

Beautiful tree!