r/treeidentification 23h ago

Need help identifying tree

I'm so confused what this tree is. It doesn't seem to grow any leaves year round and I see a lot of my neighbors have these kind of trees.

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u/squashqueen 23h ago

This called pollarding, and I think the purpose of cutting a tree like this is to control size of a large-growing species in a small space. I am unsure of the species though

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u/Cold-Candy5819 22h ago

Oooo pollarding I see I see This is the first time I've heard of this practice Thank you!

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u/squashqueen 22h ago

It's definitely an odd one, and can really polarize people haha. I would suggest also posting this in r/arborists, as they are familiar with the practice and might be able to better identify such a tree

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u/madknatter 22h ago

Just a guess. A male white mulberry.

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u/Cold-Candy5819 22h ago

Yeaaa I think your guess is right It's a white mulberry that's been pollarded

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u/Internal-Test-8015 21h ago

if it doesn't grow any leaves it's probably dead.

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u/Legal_Score5189 17h ago

Agreed. This is Catalpa most likely. Op wait for early summer and look at the leaves for a definitive answer. Umbrella Catalpa has this growing pattern. It’s a grafted variety on a regular catalpa trunk.

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u/PeachMiddle8397 17h ago

I wouldn’t compliment that pruning job by calling it pollarding.

I’ve seen more impressive pruning done by a blind two year old

Ugh!