Can someone ID this tree

[jcummins]

It's flower/fruit looks like green bagworms...they are not.

Former owner thinks it a beech.

 

[jcummins]

It's flower/fruit looks like green bagworms...they are not.

Former owner thinks it a beech.

Guess it would help if I sent the picture!

 

[k0ua]

It's flower/fruit looks like green bagworms...they are not.

Former owner thinks it a beech.

Could be a son of a beech too. Truthfully I can't tell much without a close up of the leaves and branch structure and another of the bark.

 

[oosik]

Ditto - K0UA.

 

[smstonypoint]

There are several beech species, but I will go out on a limb () and say that it is not an American beech.

Steve

 

[sawtooth]

Close up of bark and leaves please....

 

[jcummins]

I thought we could zoom in on what I posted, but see now that isn't workable. See if these help.

 

[longjohn79]

Actually the bark looks like Birch

 

[longjohn79]

Scratch the bark or rip off a small end up at eye level and smell it and chew on it. Should taste and smell like white birch beer...

 

[MossRoad]

You could try this site...

https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/documents/00000696.pdf

 

[MossRoad]

You could try this site...

https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/documents/00000696.pdf

I guess, if you want to guess! Its a quiz! Sorry about that. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

Birch flowers look like this...

 

[MossRoad]

Hophornbeam or Ironwood

Outside My Window >> Winter Trees: Hophornbeam or Ironwood

 

[Rustyiron]

Not any Beech that I've seen for sure, they have a smooth bark but the leaves are similar but not the flowers.
Wild guess - Hornbeam or some variety thereof.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[smstonypoint]

Actually the bark looks like Birch

Hophornbeam or Ironwood

Outside My Window >> Winter Trees: Hophornbeam or Ironwood

I apologize in advance for the following -- I couldn't resist the temptation.

It looks like Longjohn was barking up the wrong tree.:ashamed:

Steve

 

[longjohn79]

LOL you got me there. That's a good one.

 

[oldpilgrim]

Definitely not beech. Beech has smooth bark.

 

[jcummins]

I was having trouble with the flower part. Via Google I couldn't find anything close. Eastern Hophornbeam appears the closest.

 

[MossRoad]

It reminded me of hops, so I googled "tree with flowers like hops" and that was that..... :drink:

tree with flowers like hops - Google Search