New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b)  Annfrances Oct 16, 2019 5:06 PM CST |
Hi, there are 2 trees in my neighborhood. I identified them both as elm according to a Tree ID site. However they are both very different. One has leaves that are varied in size, some about 4 in x 2.25 in or 3 in x 1.75 in. The other tree has small leaves, about 1.5 in x 1 in (I didn't measure). The one with small leaves, the leaves are very symmetrical on either side of the branch. The other larger one, the leaves are not that symmetrical, and there are offshoot branches with leaves. Here are 2 photos and 2 movies. Could they both be varieties of an American Elm?  https://imgur.com/a/UPpiLuy https://imgur.com/a/kXKbX1m |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI Oct 16, 2019 6:43 PM CST |
| Maybe an Elm and an Alder (based on leaves alone). Please go back and take photos of the trees in question: the entire tree plus branches, leaves, bark, any seed pods, etc. Watching home movies dozens of times trying to see what I want to see is too difficult. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b) Annfrances Oct 16, 2019 7:12 PM CST |
| Thanks Daisy L. I will take more pics. Thanks. |
Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b) Annfrances Oct 16, 2019 7:37 PM CST |
| Actually I found some more photos I took that might help. Here is the tree with the small leaves.      Here is the tree with the medium sized leaves.   |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Oct 17, 2019 9:42 AM CST |
| You are right - both are elms. Thank you for posting more photos. They were very helpful. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b) Annfrances Oct 17, 2019 4:40 PM CST |
Do you know if they are both American Elms? |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX            porkpal Oct 17, 2019 5:39 PM CST |
| The one with little leaves might be cedar elm, if it grows there. Porkpal |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI Oct 17, 2019 8:38 PM CST |
| Both elms but not the same kind. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)        |
| The tree with large leaves tree is probably American Elm (Ulmus americana) . The tree with small leaves is probably Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) . However, neither the leaves nor the bark can give a definitive ID. Really need a picture of the samaras (winged seed pods) to know for certain which species of elm they might be. |
Name: Sherry Austin Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)        Henhouse Oct 18, 2019 1:27 AM CST |
| I was also thinking the smaller leaves could be Siberian Elm. The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. |
Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b) Annfrances Oct 18, 2019 9:20 AM CST |
| Thanks so much. |
Name: Rick Webb southeast Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)  ILPARW Nov 7, 2019 3:43 PM CST |
| The elm with the small leaves on the left is Siberian Elm, a poor quality tree, and the one on the right is either Slippery Elm or American Elm. The American Elm forms a good vase shape and its leaves are not as rough as the Slippery Elm. |
Name: Ann Berwyn, IL (Zone 5b) Annfrances Mar 31, 2020 5:55 PM CST |
| Thanks Rick Webb |
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