What kind of tree is this with no bark?

[fluidpowerpro]

I'm currently visiting San Antonio Tx so I'm seeing some trees we don't have in MN. What kind is this one without bark? I see a bunch of them on the Riverwalk.

 

 

 

[doc henderson]

It has a twist, and the one seems to have some bark, and I thought I imagined some balls in the tree tops, poss. sycamore?  not really knobby enough.  the first one has a very "upright" form.

[Crusarius]

I was thinking if it didn't have bark it would be naked

or would the bite be what gets you?

[fluidpowerpro]

Although the leaves are now dead I was able to find one still attached and it somewhat resembles that of a maple.

[Smallmill]

Never been to Texas but the V shaped tree has a Zelkova look to it. Sycamore or planetree on straight tree maybe 

[beenthere]

Doc has it, Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)  and the leaf is like maple, but 3 lobed. 

[Southside]

A Dogwood that went to the vet and got debarked.  :D. But yes, Sycamore.

[Magicman]

The first slick bark tree looks more like a Crepe Myrtle.  The others are Sycamore.

[doc henderson]

my first response was going to be a "dead tree"  glad I went with sycamore.  maybe the first one is just a "sick a more"!

[Southside]

I think you can see the puff balls in the first photo.

[doc henderson]

yes, but i was not sure if it was from that tree, or the one behind it.  

[fluidpowerpro]

Thanks guys, at least I learned one thing today!

[Texas Ranger]

Never been to Texas 

Well, you got to rectify that error. 8) 

[Old Greenhorn]

It's not an error, it's just a gap in his education. :D :D

[Don P]

I could wander under those bridges admiring them for some time, have a snack and do it again. Umm, I think Mission San Juan is pretty close, its cool. Oh, they have a good arboretum too.

[Smallmill]

I didn't realize I had a Texas sized gap.. I'll have to work on that

[fluidpowerpro]

Was walking along the River Walk some more this evening and took note of how many huge trees there are in the area. It was already dark so couldn't get any pictures of the top. Are these also Sycamore?

 

 

[Ianab]

Bark is wrong for Sycamore. Sycamore is quite distinctive as the bark is thin and flaky, and patches randomly peel off leaving white splotches all over the trunk. 

Pictures of some here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_occidentalis

Not sure what that tree is, almost has a "softwood" look to the bark, reminds me of Japanese Cedar. But without a few more pictures  ??? ???  Being an ornamental,  and the Texas climate, it could almost anything, and likely not a local species at all. 

[fluidpowerpro]

Not sure what that tree is, almost has a "softwood" look to the bark, 

If softwood, maybe Cottonwood?

[beenthere]

Agree, looks like cedar bark. Fyi, cottonwood is not a softwood.

Now where did you get the model with the fancy lighted hat?

[fluidpowerpro]

She's an aspiring tree model thats hoping to break into the tree show circuit, and also my significant other. 

[Magicman]

Those trees were probably set by a nursery before the 1968 HemisFair, so they could be anything fast growing.

PatD and I were there in 1968 when the fair opened.  It was quite an ordeal.

[firefighter ontheside]

I would say, in order, crepe myrtle, sycamore and bald cypress.  I don't see any cypress knees though.  

[Magicman]

If/when Cypress trees are on dry land and the roots are not flooded, they will very seldom grow knees. 

[LeeB]

Cyprus.