Can someone ID this tree

[MossRoad]

You could try this site...

https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/documents/00000696.pdf

I guess, if you want to guess! Its a quiz! Sorry about that. :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

Birch flowers look like this...

 

[MossRoad]

Hophornbeam or Ironwood

Outside My Window >> Winter Trees: Hophornbeam or Ironwood

 

[Rustyiron]

Not any Beech that I've seen for sure, they have a smooth bark but the leaves are similar but not the flowers.
Wild guess - Hornbeam or some variety thereof.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[smstonypoint]

Actually the bark looks like Birch

Hophornbeam or Ironwood

Outside My Window >> Winter Trees: Hophornbeam or Ironwood

I apologize in advance for the following -- I couldn't resist the temptation.

It looks like Longjohn was barking up the wrong tree.:ashamed:

Steve

 

[longjohn79]

LOL you got me there. That's a good one.

 

[oldpilgrim]

Definitely not beech. Beech has smooth bark.

 

[jcummins]

I was having trouble with the flower part. Via Google I couldn't find anything close. Eastern Hophornbeam appears the closest.

 

[MossRoad]

It reminded me of hops, so I googled "tree with flowers like hops" and that was that..... :drink:

tree with flowers like hops - Google Search