This old tree was sadly removed from our local train station while major renovations were taking place. Does anyone recognize what type of tree it was? If I plant one in my backyard I know it'll never get to this mature size in my lifetime. But just out of curiosity, I'd love to know the name of it.

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Hard to see the leaves on it.
The bark looks like a crepe Myrtle
Did it have flowers in the spring?

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my friend has a trunk like that (tree is dead, only the trunk remains). I think the tree was already dead or dying when he bought the house. He kept the trunk because of the interesting shape. Removed the bark and exposed the bare wood and applied a layer of finish to make it shiny and protect from the elements. It looks like a piece of art. I can ask him later if he figured out what kind of tree that was, but I doubt he knows.

EDIT: also if you specified the region if may make the identification easier as it eliminates the species that usually do not grow in that region.



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Oops. Yes, i guess mentioning the zone would be helpful.

This tree was located in New York. Zone 7a.

I'm not sure if it flowered in the Spring. It did have interesting reddish bark from what I remembered. The twisty trunk form and airy leaves was what I remember most. It's one of those things that I never really paid attention to. But now that it's gone, I miss it.

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It probably isn’t a crepe Myrtle if it is in 7a
I can’t tell from the pics if it had leaves or needles, like maybe some kind of cedar tree.

I looked and it seems crepe Myrtle will grow in 7a, so might be

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It probably isn’t a crepe Myrtle if it is in 7a
I can’t tell from the pics if it had leaves or needles, like maybe some kind of cedar tree.

I looked and it seems crepe Myrtle will grow in 7a, so might be

The tree had leaves. Plenty of crepe myrtles in the surrounding areas. I look at one every day in my backyard.

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I'm guessing it was either Eastern Hemlock or Water Apple, based on those descriptions.

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