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profsaffel:
I'm still fairly amateur at tree id. I can usually identify easily the major 'bow' woods without too much trouble. However, I have a couple of deciduous hardwood trees of small to medium diameter in the yard that I need to cut down. I always assumed they were some sort of oak, but there is no evidence of acorns and now that I examine the leaves, they aren't like any tree I know. I even tried comparing it to several online databases, but I'm stumped. I'm in Northeast Texas if that narrows the search a little. Here are a couple of pics that might help.

The leaves are randomly alternating and have no serration on the edges. The leaves are also velvety.

Thanks for helping,
Doug

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Lombard:
Looks like Persimmon to me. Tough wood used in golf club heads, and it will make a fine bow. Just watch out when drying it, because it will want to twist and check. I restrain the Persimmon that I have to floor joists in my mini barn to prevent that. Learned the hard way. The male trees bear no fruit, and seem somewhat straighter, but not always.

profsaffel:
Yeah, I believe that's it. I didn't think it was persimmon because I didn't realize that some trees don't bear the fruit. I was going to try to make a bow out of it anyway, lol. This just confirms it. Thanks for the warning about the checking and twisting, too.

Pat B:
Is it the small diameter tree in the pic?  If so, iooks like a flowering dogwood(cornus florida) to me. Any signs of berries(red) or next years flower buds?   If it is dogwood it will make a very good bow.

profsaffel:
Yeah, dogwood was another strong possibility, but I've never seen this tree flower. Sure does look dogwoodish, though, you are right.

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