Identify this tree?

[JustJeff]

Dead tree I cut for a farmer this weekend. Was hoping someone smarter than I could identify it by shape, bark etc. location west central ontario, canada.

 

[ATH]

Not a lot to go my there, but I think it is elm.

 

[JustJeff]

 

[JustJeff]

I know. Leaves were long gone and the bark just fell right off, which means less mess for me. Lol. I wondered about elm. It's not ash or maple because there was no opposite branching.
Thanks.

 

[jefflovstrom]

yeah, looks like siberian elm,,ulmus pumila
Jeff

 

[Raintree]

American Elm, Siberians don't get DED.

 

[JustJeff]

Well this one was DAD....dead as a doornail! Lol.

 

[jefflovstrom]

American Elm, Siberians don't get DED.

So did I miss where the op said it died from DED?
Jeff

 

[Raintree]

So did I miss where the op said it died from DED?
Jeff

Maybe an Arborist can chime in here & help us understand what may have killed the Elm. Anyway the branching structure is commodious to ID the American Elm.

 

[JustJeff]

Thanks for the replies. It may well have been "dang elm disease" . One thing for sure, it's going to be firewood!

 

[ATH]

My first thought was American...but looking at the picture of the stump, it may be slippery. American elm will have light and dark layers when you look at the bark where you cut it off on the end. Slippery will be all the same color which is what it looks like here, but that is not a great picture of that angle because that is not what you were trying to show.

 

[no tree to big]

Looks like the many American elms I have taken down. Bark does not seem To be correct for sibearian

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seems like a match

 

[JustJeff]

That's a big one there too! I have another one to cut, doesn't even have any bark left on it.

 

[VA_Curtis38]

Forget the tree, look at the size of that solar panel. Dang.

 

[JB Weld]

No kidding! That is what caught my eye in the picture. That is a massive panel.

 

[JustJeff]

Thanks to the "green energy act" here in canada. There were contracts that pay 80 cents per kilowatt hour. Making solar very lucrative. So many people around here got in on that. The rates are lower now, but the early birds are making out pretty good. To me it's not sustainable and is driving our electricity prices up. Ontario is one of the most expensive. Hence the wood heat. Haha, I'm stickin it to the man!!

 

[no tree to big]

I know this is a tree Id ? not felling seminar however looking for the solar panel I realized this tree was a double stem not to far above the notch. Just be careful that you don't have it split on you as you are felling! Some super dead elm won't break if you tried while there's always a few that just pop apart

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[JustJeff]

Thanks for the tip. I'll take all and any advice.

 

[Marine5068]

Thanks to the "green energy act" here in canada. There were contracts that pay 80 cents per kilowatt hour. Making solar very lucrative. So many people around here got in on that. The rates are lower now, but the early birds are making out pretty good. To me it's not sustainable and is driving our electricity prices up. Ontario is one of the most expensive. Hence the wood heat. Haha, I'm stickin it to the man!!

Hey Wood Nazi,
Hello to a native Ontarian.
I've seen all kinds of those on farms near me too. None of that size but many multi panels on large concrete bases.
I am supplementing my electric bills with wood heat for the 11 years that I've owned my house.
Our electric rates and service here is crazy expensive.
How about the "smart meters" ...lol
Only thing I like about them is that meter reader doesn't come flying up my driveway unannounced anymore.