Help ID this tree limb (no leaves)

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  1. belochka

    belochka New Member

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    Hi all,

    Could someone please ID this tree limb?

    I don't know anything about where it was found.
    But I really need to ID it as accurately as possible.

    I am going to post four (4) pics to help IDing it.

    THANK YOU!!!!
     

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  2. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Sapindaceae (Acer)? Oleaceae (Fraxinus)? Staphyleaceae? Celastraceae (Euonymus)?
     
  3. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    My best guess would be Red Maple Acer rubrum.
     
  4. belochka

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    Daniel and Michael!

    Thank you for your replies.

    Do you think it might be a maple because of the opposite branches?

    I was able to get some info about the spot where this limb was found: someone took some pics of the surrounding trees. Perhaps, it could help determine to which of these trees this limb might belong?
    There are also trees on the ground visible.

    So, does my tree limb look like one of the trees from this area in these pics?

    And what is that tree with rounded leaves in the last pic?

    this is in Montreal, QC - if that could help with tree identification.

    Thank you!!!
     

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  5. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yep, the opposite branching is a pointer toward maples. The thinner branches (not the thick trunk) in pic #3 fit.

    Last pic is a hazel Corylus.
     
  6. belochka

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    Thank you, Michael.

    Interesting, so that's hazel... I have never seen hazelnuts there, though.

    So, out of all possible trees from these pics, my leafless tree limb is most likely a maple?
    Would you say that it's 90% - 100% chances that this is a maple?

    How many other tree species have opposite branching (I know that dogwood does, but that's the extent of my knowledge).

    Thank you!!!
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    For trees around here (Vancouver), it's "MAD Horses and Cats" or some variant of that:
    Maple
    Ash (and the whole Oleaceae family, including lilac)
    Dogwood
    Horse chestnut
    Catalpa and Katsura, I think are both the cats

    There are a few more (Paulownia, for one), but not a lot more. With shrubs, I'm getting the idea that it's the opposite - there seem to be so many with opposite branching.
     
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    A couple dogwoods, Cornus alternifolia and C. controversa, have alternate branches.
     
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    Pear? deciduous acer maple ? the branch spacing is short , it looks like it was topped ?
     
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    Green Crown Active Member 10 Years

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    I want to say white ash, though I'm not sure why...

    Is there an option to make a clean slice of wood?
     

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