another tree ID

[das fisch]

What are you thoughts on this maple? Could add about 75 more trees to the bush if not a trash tree. Bark doesn't seem as aggressive as a norway.

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[sirsloop]

those look on the small side...norway maple

http://blogs.pjstar.com/gardening/2014/01/31/winter-identification-of-norway-maple-and-sugar-maple/

[jimsudz]

looks more like ash to me.

[Loch Muller]

Based on those photos I'm thinking ash between the bark and the looks of the twigs on top (more stout than maple).

[sirsloop]

the bark looked too thin to be ash... although it has the V shaped bark. can you see any buds? that'll narrow it down. it's def a maple or ash with the opposing branches

[das fisch]

Unfortunately I can't seem to get close enough to the buds to get a good look. I didn't think ash, like it was said, the bark texture isn't as deep

[Ausable]

Me thinks it might be Bass. I have some that I always want to tap. I doubt if it is Ash - it is still alive.... However ---- I started to tap an Eastern Hemlock - till I looked up.

[Michael Greer]

If it turns out to be ash, it makes nice firewood. A big trunk will yield beautiful lumber. The ash are dying off, so beginning to thin them will allow your other trees to fill in the space that might happen in a few years.

[Kilroy]

My first impressions were ash or basswood.
Ash has a corky appearance.
An earlier post mentioned using it for firewood. I've been heating my house for a dozen or so years with mixed hardwoods, and can tell you seasoned ash burns fast. Not as fast as popple, but it'd make great tinder for a boiler.

[gmcooper]

2nd and 3rd pics definitely ash. First pic hard to say. Not basswood as they have alternate branching and bark is not correct as well.

[Cedar Eater]

It looks like Green Ash, and not very healthy.