George, It looks like blackgum or possibly sourwood. When I lived down in Deep Gap there was a pretty good sized sourwood tree in the woods behind my house that had bark like that.
James Parton On Dec 12, 2:07 pm, "George Fieo" <[email protected]> wrote: > ENTS, > > I came across this tree while visiting an old growth area that I can't > positively ID. When I first saw it I thought it was a black gum but as I > got closer it looked more like a chestnut oak. The bark is very thick on > one side and the backside is smooth from balding. The tree has some lean to > it and somewhat of a flat crown. The twigs looked more like an oak. I > couldn't find any leaves or fruit that looked like a black gum or chestnut > oak. > > P1010388.JPG > > P1010387.JPG > > Can anyone positively ID this tree? Thanks. > > George > > image001.jpg > 317KViewDownload > > image002.jpg > 281KViewDownload -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
