This pixelated leaf I found - r/interestingasfuck

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/HeartOfYukonGold 26d ago

Looks to me like a hackberry, C. occidentalis! I’m not great with woody species out of my state though!

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u/ThumYorky 26d ago

Ding ding ding! Winner

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u/HeartOfYukonGold 26d ago

Woohoo! They are such a lovely tree, I love their bark.