Any guesses as to what tree this is

[razorback]

Out hiking this morning and came across an area with bunch of these. Leaves are just coming out so couldn't get a good shot of them. I am in the central Adirondacks with mostly maples, black cherry , some beech and softwoods. What do you think it might be.

 

[Echatham]

looks like a shagbark hickory to me. got alot of it here in CT.

[D]

I second the hickory.

[razorback]

I'm hoping it is hickory, that was my first thought, though they are the only ones I have seen around here. I am going to look a little harder as these are in a tough spot to get them out of.

[halfseminole]

That's shagbark, have a lot of it here.

[wood carver 2]

Looks like shagbark to me as well, but it might be mongolian tulip wood. You'd have to ask Roy. He'll know for sure.    
Dave.

[DVSHUNTER]

Not Mongolian tulip that's for sure. It has shaggy looking bark so that's not tulip. Maybe graybark nettle.

[Crooked Stic]

If it is a hickory I would think there should be some nut hulls laying around on the ground. I appears to be just that.

[Draffish]

it does look like shagbark have you any photos of any leaves or buds coming out yet

[LittleBen]

Yeah that's definately shagbark hickory. We've got tons of em at my parents place in northern catskills. You should collect some hickory nuts when they're ready if you've never done it before. They're a lot of work, but man they are worth it .... so tasty!

Oh yeah .... good bow wood too!

Definately mark that spot on your map.

The only other tree that looks "like" that is SHELLbark hickory, but its far less common in NY and may be nonexistant in the adirondacks ... I think they're mainly in western NY. I believe hickories can hybridize like many other genus of trees ... so you never really know totally for sure ... but its bow wood, smoking wood, and food source.

[razorback]

Found this one on top of a ridge. Must be the only stand that the loggers left behind as I have not seen any others in this area. Think I'll go up on this ridge and follow it towards home and see how close I can get to an easier access point for cutting some and moving them out of the woods. It is a good half mile of very rough ground to get to the trail head from this point. Black flies will have sucked me dry by the time I get anything out of there.

Had a quick look for some nuts but didn't see any. Will dig around some more to see what I can come up with. Thanks for the input, I was hoping everyone would agree this is hickory. Didn't think I had any around here  

[LittleBen]

You'll find the hickory nuts ripe around october-november there IIRC

[Roy from Pa]

Yup that is shagbark hickory for sure. Now the tree back and to the left looks like Mongolian tulip. It makes great bows too:)

[bamboo]

tony--

cut and split it "up there"!!only carry out the good stuff!!
I hear black flies "build character" HA!!
[if yer down here I might be able to find some hickory]

[PEARL DRUMS]

Looks like a fine HHB back and to the left. Let the hickory grow and snip that HHB down. Its much better bow wood in my opinion.

[razorback]

We have several species of maples in the area, both hard and soft. Could either of these be maples. I think I'll go for a walk this afternoon and get some more photo's to share.

[PEARL DRUMS]

The tree back and right is an american beech from what I see. Beech and HHB grow in close proximety usually.

[razorback]

Yep Pearlie, pretty sure that one is a beech, we got lots of them around. If I get off work in time I'm going to head back over there and try for more photo's.

[PEARL DRUMS]

That HHB is second to osage in my book. Ill take it over any other woods. Grab all you can. Study that bark like a book. It will barber pole on you, but some are 180 degrees in 72" and thats too much to fiddle with.

[Echatham]

hophornbeam is a kind of beech. it has leaves very much like the american hornbeam, some times called muscle wood or ironwood. that one is very easily identifiable because the trunk has smooth bark but the trunk looks like a bodybuilder's leg.  the hophornbeam grows in the same area, usually low lying and/or swampy... damp ground. has kinda shaggy bark but not like that hickory. bark is very identifiable once you see it once.