Wish this was on my property

[Bob Bergstrom]

This tree is near a friends house in an urban neighborhood. I believe it may be elm. It stands around 75 feet high and only a driveway separating two houses. I once found a elm burl stump in the local wood dump that yielded 5 beautiful burl bowls. Looked healthy, and properly will still be there after my friend and I are both gone!

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[Len Mullin]

Yes Bob, it' very lumpy and bumpy, but, I don't think it's elm. If it is, it's got a different bark than I've ever seen.
Len

[James Tibbetts]

Grab a pic when it has leafed out.. that will make id easy..

[Bob Bergstrom]

Just a guess. Didn't want to be hugging trees in public. Leaves would make it a lot easier.

[Reed Gray]

My first thought was that it was cotton wood. Nice wood porn...

robo hippy

[Bob Bergstrom]

I wouldn't be surprised Reed. There are a lot of cottonwood in this area. Sometimes the seeds look like snow on the lawns!

[Steve Mawson]

Now that is an unusual tree. Not sure I would want a tree that large that close to my house but since it's not mine I guess I don't have to worry.

[David Delo]

Seeing how close that tree is to the house reminds me of this old video of a couple guys taking down a tree in closer quarters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXPXTaVlMY


(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXPXTaVlMY)

[Mike Goetzke]

David - got me on that one. I was expecting a totally different outcome.

Mike

[John K Jordan]

Seeing how close that tree is to the house reminds me of this old video of a couple guys taking down a tree in closer quarters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXPXTaVlMY
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJXPXTaVlMY)

I want to hire those guys.

JKJ

[Bob Bergstrom]

Now that is an unusual tree. Not sure I would want a tree that large that close to my house but since it's not mine I guess I don't have to worry.
And the neighbor's house is just across the drive. At 75 feet it would make the distance and probably to the far side of that house.

[Jeremiah Tyson]

Fairly positive that is a Siberian Elm. I have one in my back yard. Bark looks pretty much identical. No burls on mine though.

[Dennis Peacock]

But.....if it was in your own yard.......would you cut it down for turning wood? ;)

[Gerry Grzadzinski]

Fairly positive that is a Siberian Elm. I have one in my back yard. Bark looks pretty much identical.

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I've had 4 huge Siberian Elm's taken down in my yard so far, and have one more to go. Really messy trees, that grow like weeds.

[Bob Bergstrom]

+1

I've had 4 huge Siberian Elm's taken down in my yard so far, and have one more to go. Really messy trees, that grow like weeds.
That is my fist guess. The limb have that vertical look to them. They are reaching up searching for sunlight. I know when it is taken down it won't be cheap. Urban area removal gets expensive around Chicago.

[George Guadiane]

I DON'T KNOW!?!?!? That close to the home, it looks really dangerous! Maybe you should tell the homeowner you want to help them out with it?