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That one is 100% Mulberry Morus alba
That one is 100% Mulberry Morus alba
Thats an Elm? it totally looks like Celtis occidentalis
I had to look it up to compare, but it is most certainly NOT hackberry. The bark is all wrong.Thats an Elm? it totally looks like Celtis occidentalis
Yes it is 100% Celtics occidentalis.Thats an Elm? it totally looks like Celtis occidentalis
The bark will get warts to it as it ages. Hackberry grows in the same environment so there could be elm around. An ID tip I use for hackberry outside of the leaf and mature bark is the galls that it always seems to have on the twigs and bubbles it gets on the undersides of the leaves. If you go back and check I’ll bet it has one or both of those maladiesI had to look it up to compare, but it is most certainly NOT hackberry. The bark is all wrong.
Morus alba, possibly. There is a mulberry of some sort on a few paces away that makes leaves that can sometimes look similar, but those are never as rough textured as these. The mulberries that are generally seen naturalized here do not resemble these at all. They have much lighter, smoother bark, and tend toward lobed leaves, especially when young.
I'll admit my tree ID skills leave much to be desired.
I did dig up a matching tree from right next to it this past spring, but barely a stump with hardly a root. The foliage didn't even fully open all season. If it survives winter we'll know much more next spring.
Here's a pic, and I did check all over the tree as far as I could reach: none of the above seem to be afflicting it.The bark will get warts to it as it ages. Hackberry grows in the same environment so there could be elm around. An ID tip I use for hackberry outside of the leaf and mature bark is the galls that it always seems to have on the twigs and bubbles it gets on the undersides of the leaves. If you go back and check I’ll bet it has one or both of those maladies
I'll take your word for it then.Yes, the leaves and twigs are certainly Celtis occidentalis
AFAIK no elms native in NW. Would likely be from street/yard tree import.I am not familiar with the elms of the PNW, but the buds look like elm.