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Apr 30, 2022 12:43 PM CST
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Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Hi,

What kind of tree is this? Location Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Thanks
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Apr 30, 2022 4:59 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
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If those are its leaves on the ground, a photo of them would help a lot.
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Apr 30, 2022 7:05 PM CST
Name: John
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You can't have too many viburnums..
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Acer platanoides - Norway Maple.

Unfortunately, the leaves could have blown in from anywhere - possibly after the maple leaves had dropped and been raked up.

Better information would be closeup images of the trunk, branches, stems, dormant buds, etc. All those make ID very easy - versus one long distance image.
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May 1, 2022 1:42 AM CST
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I would have expected to see it covered in flowers by now if it is Acer platanoides - Norway Maple.

Agree we need clear close ups...leaves, flowers, buds etc
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May 1, 2022 10:28 AM CST
Name: John
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You can't have too many viburnums..
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If Ancaster is located in suburban Hamilton area of Ontario, it may be mild enough for Norway Maple to already be blooming - but that is pretty far north in North America, and I think they've possibly had some recent snow storms come through the Great Lakes area.

Palm0 could inform us of weather conditions, other things that are blooming (for the phenologists among us) and when this photo was taken. That might make a difference, too.

Though no one has yet asked, I will "show my work" (like we had to do when I learned math sans electronic calculator). My estimation of the ID is based on what appears to be opposite branching of twigs up in the top of the crown silhouette - which is a good way to eliminate some species. Maples as genus have opposite arrangement of buds, leaves, and thus branches. The trunk/bark also appears to be a match for Norway Maple. The general form and habit fits Norway Maple.

Alternatively, a first impression was that this tree looked like a Red Oak. If I have misread the twig arrangement - and further closeup images can provide that information - then that would be the way I would lean, depending on those additional pictures.

Class dismissed...
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May 1, 2022 11:35 AM CST
Name: Sue
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If it helps, I'm eastern Ontario and some Acer rubrum are starting to drop their flowers and Acer negundo is just starting to flower. Spring has been cold, we were at -0.5C last night and had a fall of snow a few days ago. Daffodils are flowering.

Edited to add an image of a Norway maple taken here this afternoon.

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