Is this a White Ash?

Cityfolk · September 21, 2006, 07:40:55 PM

Did I get it correct?

SwampDonkey · September 21, 2006, 08:01:25 PM

That smooth grey bark is tell tale sign of American beech. Leaves and nuts are similar to chestnut, as they are in the same family [Fagacea].

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cheers

Cityfolk · September 21, 2006, 09:36:32 PM

Thank you for your help.

This what one looks like after a little wind.

Other than killing my geese, what does one do with an American Beech?

jon12345 · September 21, 2006, 10:02:31 PM

The nuts taste good, and its got pretty wood

Cityfolk · September 21, 2006, 11:57:54 PM

Got got an email suggesting it could be a hackberry. Going to use my new found skill and put the photo in the text.

SwampDonkey · September 22, 2006, 06:20:12 AM

Bark's too smooth for common hackberry. I can't tell by the picture, but are the base of the leaves symetrical and the texture papery? or does one side of the leave base sag lower than the other (common hackberry and elm). Or are there excremous warts (don't confuse the warts for beech bark disease) on the trunk and non-papery, symetrical leaves (sugar hackberry)?

SwampDonkey · September 22, 2006, 06:26:28 AM

The range of beech does reach Texas along the border with LA. Is that area on higher ground? Beech isn't a lowland tree, it grows on what we call hardwood ridges here with ash, ironwood, yellow birch, oak, and sugar maple. I'm on the northern fringe of hardwood.

Cityfolk · September 22, 2006, 09:45:32 PM

As Brazoria country Texas I'm high 50ft above sea level . Took more photos and went through just about tree ID photos from the list website.

Furby · September 22, 2006, 10:32:51 PM

Sure don't look like any beech I've ever seen.

SwampDonkey · September 23, 2006, 06:14:23 AM

Only other thing it could be with those leaves is sugar hackberry. Did the tree ever have any red berries?

Cityfolk · September 23, 2006, 09:51:20 AM

No nuts or berries. Checked the other 5 trees nothing on them, it would make it too easy. Texas Ranger is sure it is the common junk tree, Hackberry. Thank you to everyone for helping identify this tree.