Question: This tree, perhaps an exotic, grows in the Marsh Botanic Garden of Yale University. The leaf suggests maple but the …
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Question
This tree, perhaps an exotic, grows in the Marsh Botanic Garden of Yale University. The leaf suggests maple but the branching is definitely alternate. It is not a tulip tree. What is it?
Answer
Dear DavidBlair, good morning. I can't identify your tree with confidence because this individual could come from anywhere in the world, long distances from my region of expertise. That written, it looks like Acer campestre (hedge maple), a species that is naturalized in some parts of New England (i.e., has escaped cultivation). You might examine some web images of that species to see if you believe it fits your tree of question here.
