tree with large leaves in GA, among the first to drop leaves in fall

[wsmoak]

We were on another property removing a storm damaged pecan tree, and found one we can't identify.

The owner says it doesn't flower, and is the first to turn yellow and drop its leaves in the fall (it's already starting). here are the leaves...

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For scale, the porch railing is 9", so that leaf on the bottom right is about 4.5" wide.

We're in west-central Georgia, close to the Alabama state line, above Columbus.

If it helps, it's the large tree in the background here:

Anyone have an idea? I can't find a match in the online guide to native trees, so it may have been planted by a prior resident.

-Wendy

 

[Carol Dee]

http://www.oplin.org/tree/index.html

wsmoak, check the above site, it is easy to navigate and may help you identify it.
I thought at 1st it was a Catalpa, Tung or Cucumber tree. But all of those flower and fruit!

Good luck.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i am thinking something in the Poplar family since it has that leaf shape i recognize from up here in the north east.

 

[Detlor Poultry]

Basswood or Poplar? Something like one of those...