Plz tell me what tree is this one , thanks~

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  1. AshuraLiu

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    That's gorgeous! But with no leaves or even a close-up of the bark, it's hard to say - could be various things (maple being the most obvious, though of course there are many other possibilities).
     
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    Yap~ I said that to him too , it's impossible enough to ID it without close leaf or bark picture.

    The only hint is that this tree grows at highest place in Ottawa Quebec City.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Reminds me very much of Acer negundo.
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Looks more like a willow to me.

    A close-up of some twigs would help a lot, if your friend can get some.
     
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    That was my other thought, but I thought / imagined some opposite branches in the pic. Hard to tell. Plus I also found a similar photo of bare-leaved Acer negundo on this page
     
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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I was thinking I was picking out alternate branching . . . :-)
     
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    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I sent an email to the Québec City Tourism office to see if they could identity the tree, or find someone who could. Josianne Giguere, Visitor information counsellor, writes that, "The tree is a Salix alba or in french un saule blanc."
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Willows can be tricky, some are hybrids. Does look like a willow, anyway. Goldtwig willow (S. alba vitellina) is naturalized in North America, highly ornamental in winter due to its yellow, orange and red twigs and young bark. Established garden specimens can be kept colorful (bark becomes less cosmetic with age) and small with annual cutting to a low trunk or near the ground at end of winter. Plants so managed make spectacular features. A clone of this or another species has been marketed on this continent as 'Flame', which describes the effect produced.
     
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    Thank you so much.
    I guess only PPL who native there could possible know what tree that is (from that picture and hint)

    :)
     
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    Willows often need to be seen up close to determine species. Sometimes catkins have to be examined and then leaves looked at later to be sure. Unless white willow - an Old World species - is the only kind that makes a tree in that district with the general appearance shown in the photo then its specific identity is an assumption.
     

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