OT: What kind of tree is this?

Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] (Jay) wrote:
>
> > I live in the Dallas suburbs and nobody seems to know what my tree is.
> > I don't plan on hacking it down or anything, but I figured some of you
> > woodworkers might know what they look like with the bark still on :)
>
> Though its natural range doesn't fit your geographic area I'm making a
> first guess at:
>
> American Chestnut
>
> What do the mature leaves measure in length and width?
> Does the tree produce any fruit or seed?
> Does the tree flower - (if so, describe the flower color and size)?

No fruit, seed, or flower that I can tell. In the spring (late april)
it produces piles of amber-colored stringy stuff about 6 inches long
that gets all over everything.

The leaves are about 6-8 inches long fully grown.

Thanks for the help,

Jay

Jay wrote:

> I live in the Dallas suburbs and nobody seems to know what my tree is.
> I don't plan on hacking it down or anything, but I figured some of you
> woodworkers might know what they look like with the bark still on :)
>
>
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00121.JPG
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00122.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00123.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00124.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00125.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00126.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00127.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00129.jpg
> http://www.geocities.com/jkreusc/Images/Tree/DSC00130.jpg

Your site has exceeded its allocated data transfer apparently.

If you ever prune off a limb large enough to get a 1"x3"x6" sample out of,
the US Forest Service will identify it for you--they'll do up to 5 a year
free of charge for US citizens. For more information see
<http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/WoodID/idfact.html>.

--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Jay) wrote:

> I live in the Dallas suburbs and nobody seems to know what my tree is.
> I don't plan on hacking it down or anything, but I figured some of you
> woodworkers might know what they look like with the bark still on :)

Though its natural range doesn't fit your geographic area I'm making a
first guess at:

American Chestnut

What do the mature leaves measure in length and width?
Does the tree produce any fruit or seed?
Does the tree flower - (if so, describe the flower color and size)?

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Offering a shim for the Porter-Cable 557 type 2 fence design.
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>
> If you ever prune off a limb large enough to get a 1"x3"x6" sample out of,
> the US Forest Service will identify it for you--they'll do up to 5 a year
> free of charge for US citizens. For more information see
> <http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/WoodID/idfact.html>.
>
That's a great resource, thanks.
Now I have to find something I want identified!