r/interestingasfuck • u/ThumYorky • 26d ago

This pixelated leaf I found /r/ALL

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u/ThumYorky 26d ago edited 26d ago

100 points to whoever can name the species! (I'm in Eastern NA)

Edit: those guessing elms are very close! Used to be in the elm family

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u/UlteriorMoas 26d ago

I think it is a Georgia Hackberry (Celtic tenuifolia).

I have one in my yard in the SE US! It also has a mosaic virus, and looks nearly identical to your picture.

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u/ThumYorky 26d ago

Correct genus!!! Different species