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!!!!
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!!!
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.
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!!!
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.
I want to say white ash, though I'm not sure why... Is there an option to make a clean slice of wood?
