Spotting

Hi Leuba. This is a large tree outside Pinkney Hall at St. John's University. Unfortunately, there was no Internet available for us and I didn't notice until today that I was missing the leaves. Posting the leaf pictures, now. Sorry for the lapse on my part...

Hello Jim, What exactly are we looking at here -is there something special about this tree/trunk ? Please give us some information as requested. Thanks.