I get confused with plant parts. I know the difference between alternate and opposite but in photo 2 the stems look to be alternate while the leaves appear opposite along the stems.
In photo #2 I see the main branch with smaller stems appearing alternately from that main branch ... and leaves appearing opposite on those smaller stems.
Now I'm even confusing myself more; maybe those things I refer to as smaller stems have another name? I think I need to google for a photo with a diagram of a leaf to try to figure it out.
I'm still leaning towards Fraxinus (Ash) of some sort; but that's just by the shape/look of the individual leaves.
