In studying tree biology, I found it very interesting that the color of the
discolored or chemically altered wood from a wound or injury of the box
elder tree, is the same color as its close associate, the so called box
elder bug.
Rear friendly creatures.
here is one of my dissections in my research.
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/D/index.html see Discolored Wood.

Sincerely,

John A. Keslick, Jr.
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"sdmg2002" wrote in message
ups.com...
I agree with Lar. It looks like boxelder to me too. It is fast
growing but doesn't stand up to storms well. Also accussed of
harboring boxelder bugs, but I couldn't be sure of that.

sdmg2002

Lar wrote:
In article NCSBg.15259$PO.8656@dukeread03,
says...
Hi...

I'm in northeastern Texas, and I have a sapling about three-feet
tall
growing near a shrub in my yard, and I'd like to know what kind of
tree it
may become.

I have searched the web exhaustively and have not found a match
close enough
for me to be certain. I thought perhaps some you lawn and gardening
experts
might know it on sight:

http://www.cox-internet.com/kenb2002/leaf.jpg

Ken




Sort of looks like box elder. You can look at 5 different trees and
find numerous shapes in the leaves that vary a bit.
http://arrow-pestcontrol.com/100_4706.JPG

--
Lar

It is said that the early bird gets the worm,
but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.