Acer campestre for Alain

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Sorry @Bonsai Nut, you're going to realize sweetgum is one of the weediest trees in the east, they pop up everywhere!!!

Some get super corky, while others have virtually no corking. You'll even see the two right next to each other.
 

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Yeah I have tons in back yard. Sweet gum seems to randomly have corky bark and wings. They do grow like weeds.
 

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Are you sure it’s an Acer campestre? It looks like liquidambar to me

That's exactly what I was going to say :)

Both the leaves (which look alternate, not opposed like maples) and the bark look like Liquidambar. Here's a picture of a Liquidambar styracyflua I sold to a friend two years ago :

liquidambar01_170513a.jpg
 
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