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[42itous]

What kind of tree is this?

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[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

The kind my neighbors across the street had when I was growing up.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

That's helpful. :P
This one is on Mem Drive, right where Cambridge absurdly allows parking in a travel lane. (I wonder how much the residents pay in bribes.)

[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

Sycamore!

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Yes -- thank you!

Also, perfect userpic. :)

[mercurysparkle.livejournal.com]

This could also be a hybrid Sycamore Maple (that's what in Cambridge). You would need to see the leaves. If you found this tree on a curbside, it's most likely a hybrid - they are wonderful city trees. If you took this picture in a backyard around your home, it may well be a real Sycamore as they were quite popular from about 1920 to 1950 as backyard plantings :-) (Sorry for the long answer - for a while, I really wanted to major in Forestry & Biology)

[42itous.livejournal.com]

This is a street tree (on Mem Drive near Harvard), but judging by Google Images I still think it's a sycamore. It is huge, so maybe it's old enough to predate the hybrid?

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

Crusty Paint Tree. Stay away, it's probably lead.

[mercurysparkle.livejournal.com]

If it's huge, then it's a sycamore. The Sycamore maple has leaves that are opposite as opposed to alternately spaced on the branch (Sycamore)and doesn't get as large and beefy looking.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

Depending upon the gender of the tree, it might be a "Cammo Male Tree"

[42itous.livejournal.com]

oooooooooooh, that's terrible!

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

I can't take credit for it. There was a guy at Noreascon 3 selling ring mail shirts made from lightweight anodized aluminum. He had one shirt made of brown and green rings that he referred to as his "Cammo Mail T-shirt".

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

The Larch. The...Larch.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

This is a reference, I think, which I don't get. I sorry!

[merilisa.livejournal.com]

The old, bad joke would say it was a dogwood tree. You can tell by the bark!

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRKVXG3DV-I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRKVXG3DV-I).