Very difficult, from where I sit, to ID it positively. Vaguely resembles
Basswood and/or Birch, and also some of the indigenous Viburnums
('Arrowwoods') but without knowing things like

alternate or opposite leaf structure

it's going to be hard. Can you spot the tree? If so, bark characteristics,
growth habit, alternate or opposite leaf structure, all would help.

Dave

"Dan" wrote in message
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Hi,

I was looking through the leaves along the road this past week, and I
noticed a leaf that was unknown to myself. I am hoping someone out
there could ID this leaf, I cannot find it anywhere online. Penny is
given for scale, the picture is very similar to the actual size:

http://home.ptd.net/~vstevans/web/LEAF.JPG

I am in northwest NJ, about 950ft above sea level. Neighboring trees
include northern red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, beech, black birch,
tulip/yellow poplar, white ash and many others (the idiotic neighbor
also planted norway maples). It is a mature (about 80+ years old)
carolinian forest, with hornbeam & spicebush in the understory. If
anyone can ID this leaf I'd greatly appreciate it.

One more tree question --- can sugar maples have yellow leaves, or is
that solely the M.O. of norway maples? I have dozens of trees in my
backyard, and the leaves are either sugar or norway maples. I was
wondering if I should cut them down, since they were all yellow this
fall.

Thanks very much,
Dan