Any pictures of the leaves, bark, etc? Try looking below the tree for some leaves.

the tree peeps can sometimes do it on bark ...

but do go back and get some leaves.. if not fall ... then after a nice storm ... if possible ...

i wonder if some trees on our side of it were removed ... and the gorgeous canopy wasnt a function of being shaded while it grew to height ... its weird how its larger not only in height.. but trunk width.. etc ... just some observations ..

ken

It has an Elm feel about it but that's a guess from a distance with no detail visible.

Smivies, very impressive. It is an elm. I drove to the spot and took pic of trunk bark. There wasn’t a blessed leaf on the ground but as best as I can ascertain, the leaves seemed elmish.

When I got closer I realized tree had lost lower branches naturally. From a distance it looks naturally tall and branch free but as you can see from closeup, there are branch knubs.

thanks all for your help.

A have a billion, no, a GILLION of these elms seedlings. ID please.

This may be the same as the one in my OP, 50-75 years older

bossyvossy - American Elm?

My money's on Cedar Elm. While they're more commonly associated with here in central TX, I believe they also grow over your way too.

The last leaf-pic shows leaves too small for Amer elm. As Bressler says, prb'ly cedar elm as that's common in TX.