This has been annoying me... What kind of tree is this?

[Cougar]

My guess is that it's a wooden tree.

 

[Iron Woode]

Definitely a Poplar relative.

My guess is the same as Mucman: tulip tree.

The leaves give it away. The bark confirms the family as Poplar.

These trees are extremely rare here in SW Ontario. In the London area we have a small Carolinian forest where these trees grow.

 

[XCLAN]

I my friends have the answer!




Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them. The beech says to the birch: "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he cannot tell. Just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree. He replies: "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in!

 

[Beau]

Could be a cottonless cottonwood. It's a hybrid mix between cottonwoods and poplars.