Tree ID-CO. Not native(?) spaded leaves, helicopter seeds, smooth rippled bark, pollen fronds, gold in fall?

This tree is not native(?) but leaves resemble Cottonwood, a native to Colorado. Have seen planted around as an ornamental. Gets big, ours is 50ft tall and round. Sheds yellow/brown pollen fronds, then helicopter seedlings, then golden foliage in Fall. Bark resembles maple, smooth on branches but trunk has vertical cracks, deep reddish/brown bark on branches to silver/gray/black on trunk. Ideas?

Tree ID-CO. Not native(?) spaded leaves, helicopter seeds, smooth rippled bark, pollen fronds, gold in fall?
Why not just take a branch to a garden center?
Reply:Maybe its a tulip tree-which is related to poplars. http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/t...
Reply:Sounds like a maple. Try looking at these photo.

http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plfeb99.ht...
Reply:Sounds like a Ginko Biloba http://www.flickr.com/photos/bric_uk/256...
Reply:Sounds like an "Acer" Ginnala or commonly called "Amur" Maple. This variety of maple is native to NE Asia. It grows well in zones 3 - 8. Its characteristic "3 lobed leaves" (spaded) turn a beautiful yellow/gold to a deep red in the fall. It has flower and pollen bracts and produces those little helicopter seeds than spin on the way down to the ground in late summer. The Ginnala only gets around 30' tall however. Even still, this is pretty good size. They are used by many Bonsai enthusiasts also. Their mature trunk is gray, with vertical ridges running the length. The crown is a very nice rounded canopy which provides ample shade in the heat of summer. Here is a link to check out. Hope this answers your question.

http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/m...

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acegi...



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