What kind of tree is this?
 

I loathe this tree and what makes it better is that I have four of them in my front yard. I used to have 5 but one fell on my house:D They are about 70-90 ft tall and my wife wants them gone and I can't argue as they don't look too healthy and we may not be on vacation the next time one decides to use my home as a pillow.

Here is the leaf set, a broad leaf and a narrow leaf with 1-3 seedlets(which the trees drop by the millions). What is it?

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My bet is a small leaf linden.

Thanks, I believe it's actually an American Linden or Basswood. Thanks!

Larch?

As long as you are not planning on eating it then who cares.

I say take em out before they get you.

Some trees are valuable and I don't want to get taken by a tree service.

Makes sense.

Good money in mature trees.

Hope they turn into something profitable rather than a nuisance.

You deserve a break.

Lumber mills here are semi reluctant to take valley floor logs...worried about nails.
Dunno much about Linden wood tho...does it have a use in furniture making?

Yea, I have some very tall hardwoods in the back that I was offered $1,200 a piece for. These however are softwood.

I'm hoping I can work out a trade with a tree service in giving them a couple they want to take the ones I don't.

It appears to be good for cheap furniture and apparently guitars?

definitely worth looking into. I once got a few hundred for an old Black Walnut tree....it's probably now a few rifle stocks...

call MSU and get ahold of the county Agric. Ext. Agent office - they can ID the tree; tell you how to treat it if sick; what the wood is good for etc.

your tax bucks at work

Make sure you get your local branch.

Bwahaha!

JP

Yeah, if they're not local, they may be stumped.

I'm sure that as soon as they get some poor sap on the phone, they will want to turn over a new leaf.

I tried calling the local agricultural office and after being passed around from desk to desk I realized I was barking up the wrong tree.

You guys are a buncha saps!

angela

LOL. Am I the only one who got that one?
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Then Lendaddy will be out on a limb.

Ok, I called. He gave me some great info on the basswoods but when I started talking about how much I love my pines he told me to: "Cut it out, you're sounding like acorny hack."


I hate myself:)

Now come on guys, we need to get to the root of this.

Call you local Tree Huggers, I mean Environmental Protection office and ask for someone to come out and tell you if the trees are protected or not.

In this instance it is better to get permission than forgiveness because forgiveness will be in a very high dollar value.

....and then the woodpecker said "that's the best piece of ash I've had my pecker in."

I gotta drop a log--I'm leafing.

You have any old straight beach trees around, I need to make a new propeller