Hello all! This tree is growing in my back yard in Sarasota, FL. We just moved from Seattle, and aren't very familiar with the local plantlife yet. My best guesses are some type of Laurel Oak or a type of Willow. We haven't been here a full year, so I'm not sure if it flowers or not. As of late February, it hasn't really lost any leaves, but that may just be the nice weather here. The "acorns" have an interesting "3-way split" that can barely be made out if you look closely at the center acorn of the acorn twig in the picture. Thanks in advance!
The bark looks more like a Callistemon. Melaleuca quinquenervia has whitish bark that peels off in big sheets.
If you look at the young sprout coming off the trunk in the farthest right picture it has the characteristic bark.
Beautiful Identified Tree in Florida... What amazing timing! I noticed the first bloom today! Seemed a shame to pick the first one, but sharing it seems better! Apparently, this is a very mature Callistemon Viminalis - 'Weeping Bottlebrush': the picture displayed at http://www.anbg.gov.au/callistemon/ is a very close match. Definitely a callistemon, see: http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/mel-cal.html The "paper bark" does not apply except maybe on the tiniest of twigs--almost all of the bark is deeply rivuled--made me think of a naturally ornate druid's staff. Thank you all for pointing me in the right direction!
