Okay, I have my thoughts, but I want some second and third opinions. This is a slender, tall tree near a wet weather creek bed at the bottome of a hollow. We're at about 1,800 ft elevation on th Cumberland Plateau in Middle TN about 20 miles outside Fall Creek Falls State Park. Leaves are compound with 7 leaflets, almost silver on the bottom.
It has NO limbs until the top, and forks at the middle:
Leaves 1:
Leaves 2:
Leaves 3:
Bark near the base:
Bark about midway up:
It has NO limbs until the top, and forks at the middle:
Leaves 1:
Leaves 2:
Leaves 3:
Bark near the base:
Bark about midway up: