Help with Tree ID

[Rebel Darling]

Does anyone know what species of tree is in the below photo? I've been unable to find this type of palmated leaf in the book I own. Thanks in advance!

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[Dinsdale]

Striped Maple

[Curmudgeon]

Looks like striped maple

[philoshop]

I'll concur with the folks above. It's striped maple.

[G-Man]

Striped maple...also know as moose wood.. Tear it out of the ground....

[corydd7]

29 minutes ago, G-Man said:

Striped maple...also know as moose wood.. Tear it out of the ground....

Why do you say that?

[Rebel Darling]

8 hours ago, G-Man said:

Striped maple...also know as moose wood.. Tear it out of the ground....

 

8 hours ago, corydd7 said:

Why do you say that?

I'm in on this question too...  I just read that it never becomes a canopy tree, so does it have to do with choking out all other, more valuable, trees to maintain forest health?

[growalot]

They become stressed and produce copious amounts of seed ,but also do not need seed to propagate. Also very shade tolerant so it shades out other under story plants. 

[Curmudgeon]

Foresters don't want it competing with money trees. Here, it is the preferred tree for buck rubs.  

[Rebel Darling]

Thanks, folks. Very much appreciate the ID and insight.

I've read that they're not particularly useful unless one can pulp them for veneers, which is not an option for me. I saw an article on homeopathic uses, but haven't read up on those. At any rate, it looks like I'll be taking many of them down, especially in open canopy areas.

If I buy that darn chipper shredder, they'd make some fine trail to tree stands...


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[corydd7]

4 hours ago, Rebel Darling said:

 

I'm in on this question too...  I just read that it never becomes a canopy tree, so does it have to do with choking out all other, more valuable, trees to maintain forest health?

I have a clear cut with maple and beech left on it a little cherry and hickory. I plan on tapping the maples even if they aren't sugar maples. Question is should I bother tapping a striped maple?

[growalot]

http://www.offthegridnews.com/how-to-2/maple-trees-which-types-are-best-for-firewood-syrup-shade-foliage/

[G-Man]

They are very shade tollerent and will shade out all your valuable and non valuable prefered browse species.. They stop forest regeneration ..as for predates tub trees.. I'm sure they would much rather rub on cedar oak cherry..but they have to be regenerating for them to become prefered.   Not a nutritional plant by any means...

[Rebel Darling]

Spend a couple of hours hand-sawing down a few striped maple along the tree line:


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Hoping those blue berry bushes benefit from the additional sun...


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[adkhunter71]

They are great for whittling....at least I thought so when I was a kid, lol...