Is it some kind of maple ??? Doesn't look like the other maples I have. Located in N. GA. Mountains.
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That must be Sycamore, the leaf, the scalely bark, and the white bark.
Platanus occidentalis. American Sycamore.
No, I'm pretty sure it's "some kind of maple"... ::) :-[
Thanks guys.
I'd bet it's a type of Sycamore.
Hey ga_mtn_man. You might look for the seeds if you have any doubt, some type of maple or sycamore. Sycamore has sycamore balls, usually a little smaller than a ping pong ball. They're smooth and brown, and actually composed of white fuzz. If all the fuzz is gone, I think what's left is sort of a sharp horny structure. And all the maple trees that I know of have seeds with a flat wing where the whole thing would be a inch or so long, which varies by species.
I say sycamore balls are smooth, but they're not smooth like an apple, they're more smooth like sand paper, if that makes any sense.
Thanks, John.
Please note the embarrassed eye-roll in my previous response. ;D
Hey ga_mtn_man, thanks. I do appreciate a good joke, but I can be pretty slow sometimes.
No worries. Those little "smileys" don't always convey the meaning you intend. And since we're friends, you can call me GMM. :)
If you do that any MORE we'll be SYC'A it.
:D :D :D :D
Good one!
GMM,
You took a nice picture, in focus, of the leaf in profile and with the bark in the background.
Many people post a blurry pic of a tree from 50 feet away and want to know what it is. I get it right 100% of the time......"A blurry pic of a tree from 50 feet away". :)
You did good, GMM
Sycamore is also alternate-leaved, where Maple is opposite. Your first photo shows the alternate structure nicely.
The stipular scars also completely encircle the twig :).
Oh, come on now. The picture isn't that good. ::)
You are right. I used my imagination a little ;D. I have been there before.