another view..is this two trees or is it split?

Hi I couldnt find any leaves when I was out there but it had just been all mowed. I will look again next time or see if I can get up high enough to get a leaf photo.

Yes, I am a little worried it could fall on the barn especially when it gets larger. This property is inland, about 65 mi from the coast but could still get some strong winds if a hurricane hit just right.

I am just curious as to what it is though lol.

Going through my photos..I found this ine of the leaves. I tried enlarging the photo. Not sure if this is helpful lol. (There is a different tree behind it that has smaller darker green leaves)

A guess would be one of the hackberry species -- perhaps a southern species like sugarberry. Not uncommon for hackberries to have badly-forked trunks.

concur^^^^^

Thank you that is a big help to finally know what it is! So are these hackberry trees strong or should I consider removal and planting something else?

It's up to you. Is anything in danger if one or both of the trunks fell down? If not, I'd let it alone. But you could plant other trees on its outskirts so to replace it when/if something happens. I planted a shellbark hickory very close to an old sugar maple (pretty much just under its canopy) and it has rocketed up in 10 yrs. You can see it here:

Oh that's beautiful. I love hickory and I love its grain in cabinets etc. If I redo a kitchen I am using hickory! . I like the foliage color too. We dont get a lot of pretty fall colors in FL. I will have to research hickory tree in FL.

I dont think the barn is in real danger right now from this trer but it might be when the tree gets larger. There's another tree that is a lot closer to it (like right in front if it) that I havent tried to identify yet.

I really like the idea of trees shading the barn, especially since its metal but then worry about our hurricanes and wind.

I had huge oaks that dropped limbs on our old barn. A few times doing damage. The rest of the time they gave good shade and really helped with the temperature inside the barn.

Ideally, I should have a wood barn but since this metal one is already here, it will prob be awhile before I build a wood one. In FL there is rot and termites issues as well to think about..sigh! lol

Water hickory is the hickory native to your area. Pecan & bitternut hickories come close -- down to southern Georgia for bitternut, and both are adaptable & could prb'ly grow in your area. If you couldn't find them, you could find or buy seeds/nuts. Link to water hickory info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carya_aquatica