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Just curious about the species of this branch. It has nice smooth bark but the bark has a subtle vertical striation in it, the bark is tannish in color. The branch is as stiff as steel making it useful for projects which need a strong branch. I don't know what tree it came from. A flickr pic of the branch is at below link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankyguitarwatson/26269551416/in/dateposted///www.agardenersforum.com/forum/images/icons/default/smile.gif
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I'm not sure. A lot of trees have similar stria.
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I now realize that the branch is what one might call branch-tip opposite. This might suggest that it's one of the following but I'm wondering if any of them are hard, perhaps it's a harder species of maple.
Maple, Ash, Dogwood, Buckeye, or a member of the Caprifoliaceae.
It might be a Caprifoliaceae - like maybe honeysuckle. This will be hard.
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Looks like some type of maple. Hard to tell.
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The bark is like a Norway maple in color and texture. So I guess I've narrowed it down to either Norway maple (young Norway maple at least) and some sort of shrub. Getting closer! What I can't fathom is would a Norway maple be so stiff and strong - maple is a hardwood but it's not normally so stiff. But perhaps Norway is a harder maple - I'll have to look up it's properties.
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It looks like the Snake bark maples that we have here.
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The only thing I have to post is NO PROGRESS other than it's either Norway Maple or the family Honeysuckle. I will need to go out in the field somewhere and find a Norway Maple or two and some honeysuckles and compare the branches. Let's say I'm 70% certain it's Norway Maple, just not absolutely sure yet, and just a little concerned about the stiffness. I'm not at all concerned that the bark is not exactly like young Norway Maple. It's not Snake Bark. I think this research will take a while - I don't know where there is honeysuckle or a Norway Maple. There are close to 900 honeysuckle species - maybe I'll find one near where I found the branches.
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I have lots and lots of honeysuckle around here. Did I say LOTS??? :)
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