Can we see a clear photo of a single leaf? Based on what I can see so far, it looks pretty maple-ish to me!!

It would also help to know where in the world you might be located :-)

A well fertilized Freeman Maple (Silver x Red Maple) by the looks of it.

It looks like a red maple.

Floral, yes, I think something did happen when we 1st planted it. We had a strong wind storm. This has not branched out like our other one had (when it was younger and the leaves are a lot smaller than the one's on this tree) do you think it will make more branches (branch out) on the tree than just the 2 trunks or should we just remove it? O just cut off one of the 2 trunks as it is still young?

And yes, Smivies we use "Vermaplex" best stuff ever to use for fertilizing.

Garden Gal, we are in Texas about 85 miles north of the Gulf or Mexico. I will get a pic of a better leaf later it is raining now (if there is any left it is also real windy again today).

here is a link to the post created for you: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5827125/dene-re-your-tree-id-post#n=4

there is no reason to get rid of it ... remove one or the other of the trunks.. if you wish.. do it properly.. leaves no stub ...

with trees... we talk of tree time.. which is counted in decades ... yours is an absolute babe ... it will grow up.. with a little pruning guidance from you ...

and it will branch out on its own.. when its darn well ready too ... DO NOT CUT OFF THE TOP to force such ....

no need to ever fert it again ... crikey.. its a maple.. it will grow fast enough.. once its ready .. meaning when its root mass matures in a few years ...

not unlike children ... you cant really compare one to another ... especially when so young ... dont worry about it ...

all that said ... if its pissin you off ... just get rid of it .. lifes to short to be irritated by your trees .... im sure you will plant something else.. so mother earth net zero ...

ken

Thanks Ken....We have another more mature just like it beside it (far enough away so they shouldn't touch when both mature) but were hoping for them to look similar and with this one having 2 trunks who knows what it will look like. If we take off one of the trunks when would be the best time to do so? We live in Texas and our other tree just like it has just this last week lost it's leaves (we had an early frost a little over a week ago. We usually get our coldest right after the 1st of the yr and usually only a few days of below 32 of frost. So would like to remove 1 off the trunks starting before next spring. Thanks for your help and info.

As the grower of the tree, it is up to you to determine it's structure and character. If you want a single trunk, cut off the weaker one and grow the other. You might want to drive a stake straight into the ground as a support, in order to grow the trunk straight. If you want multiple trunks, cut them both off next spring and regrow the tree with more trunks. It's all up to you.

It is a maple of some kind.

I don't know about Texas but in my climate you can trim a tree any time it's dormant. Yours is so small it barely warrants the term pruning. Just cut off one stem close to the trunk. Don't leave a snag.

Depends on the kind of tree. Maples for instance bleed if pruned during the winter.

The only genera not recommended for winter pruning at all here, that I know of, are plums and cherries. The sap needs to be running to avoid silver leaf. The recommendation here is not to prune maples in late winter and early spring. In the OPs case it's basically cutting off a large twig. It's not going to bleed to death from that.

No ones talking about bleeding to death. It's more of an unsightly occurrence, than anything and it does involve the tree loosing some energy contained in the sap. Prune once the leaves start to open and there will be no issues. Agree with using proper pruning techniques by cutting outside the branch collar with out leaving a stub.

Than you all for the help. It is still fall here in TX and we are going up and down from 70's during the day some and some days at 50 with nights 30 - 60's. Most all trees here are losing leaves now so sap is going down. Our other Maple (just like it but mature) has no leaves left from a couple bites 0f temp at night.) Have decided to take off the extra trunk Now and will see, if makes it all good and if not we will plant a Dogwood next Spring. Thanks again for all your info and thoughts.

On another subject if it were mine I'd transplant that Lanternus asiaticus so I didn't encounter it every time I was trying to mow.