My mystery tree

I have a tree in my yard, which has been here since I moved in, and I have NO IDEA what it is. I finally got a picture of it with something I hope is definitive. We'll see if my gardening friends can help me ID this sucker. (UPDATE: they did!)

Let's see if I can figure this one out!!

And yes I can!  Thanks to the wonderful Terry at the the gardening group I belong to, this is now identified: a Chinese Elm, also known as an Evergreen Elm. Ulmus parvifolia  (UL-mus par-vih-FOLE-ee-uh.) AND...these little flower/seed things are EDIBLE. The are called samaras (samara if singular).  They only exist for a couple weeks, blooming usually in the beginning of October, but here it's still the end of September, which is not surprising - we always have things a bit wonky. The two week issue could be why I've never seen them before. 

And the new leaves are edible, too, which means in the spring AND a little right now, there will be some greens I can have. Yee ha.

Here's some information about this sucker: http://www.eattheweeds.com/chinese-elm-a-tree-that-doesnt-go-dutch-2/

Here's the bark. For a Siberian Elm, which has very similar flowers/seeds (also edible), the bark looks much more like a regular tree. But for the Chinese Elm, the bark naturally comes off in these little bits that look a bit like a jigsaw puzzle.