Identify this tree please?

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ajhmini

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133 posts

169 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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Can anyone help identify this tree? The leaves look like a Beech but the trunk doesn't look right to me... I want to speak to the council about trimming it (in green belt) and need to know the variety.so they can determine what level of protection is on it

Thanks
Andy




Bigkahonies

293 posts

122 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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Im no expert but it looks like some form of Willow tree.

Big Al.

68,795 posts

257 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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My guess would be Walnut, can you see any form of fruit on it?

SAB888

3,230 posts

206 months

Sunday 28th June 2015
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House is way too close to the tree. Surprised that there haven't been any problems with foundations and drains.

ajhmini

Original Poster:

133 posts

169 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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Thanks for the replies.

I think I'm gonna have to get a tree surgeon to come in and give some advice. The tree is close to the house, probably not as close as the photo suggests - around 8m to the closest corner of the house. No signs of cracking issues on the brickwork of the house.

trickywoo

11,701 posts

229 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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Don't think its Walnut as they have leaves arranged in pairs not staggered.

Could have a go with this http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural...

The leaves look plum like but not the tree itself.

Have you noticed any flowers / fruit / seeds on it?

ajhmini

Original Poster:

133 posts

169 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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Thanks for the replies.

Not been able to see any fruit on there, but agreed that Walnut appears to be the closest match. I'll have to get a tree surgeon in to advise on what can be done with it...

SAB888

3,230 posts

206 months

Monday 29th June 2015
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Depending on the tree, the root system can be up to about 2.5 times the size of the canopy. Wondering if it's an oak.

HarryW

15,150 posts

268 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Alder?

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Does it produce white fluff around May?

p1esk

4,914 posts

195 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Elm, hornbeam, whitebeam?

I think hornbeam leaves look a bit like beech.

Mr GrimNasty

8,172 posts

169 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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I think this one will be open to debate unless you have any info on flowering/fruiting bodies?

I don't think it is anything mentioned so far.

Looking at the big picture I'd go for some sort of very old cherry-plum or possibly crab-apple, but then the close-up, not so much!

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Could work at it from the other way:

It's not Elm - if it is, phone someone up, and get the genes that are resistant to the beetle! Elm leaves are a bit more raggedy.
It's probably not Hornbeam. If so, it will be about a zillion years old, given the speed they grow!
It's not an Alder - those leaves a bit more rounded at the end, with no point.
It's not an Oak, Ash (although the bark seems similar), Horse Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut, Hazel, Rowan, Birch, White/Black Poplar, Sycamore (or any other type of Maple), Holly, Apple.
Presume it's not a Pear, as you probably will have noticed! Bit large too.
Pretty sure it's not a Wild Cherry - the bark has vertical fissures and Cherry has smooth(ish) bark, leaves are a bit longer and thinner.
Pretty sure it's not Beech - the leaves look similar, but again, smooth bark.

My first thought was that it was a Lime, but maybe not, as the leaves look a bit too glossy.
It *might* be some kind of Willow - most have long thin leaves, but some don't. Have you ever heard it cracking in the wind? Other than that, I'm not really sure. GrimNasty, who suggested awaiting fruit is probably on the money, as that is a lot more distinctive.


https://sylva.org.uk/myforest/documents/myForest_T...
http://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/bark-buds-common-eur...

Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 30th June 10:23

silent k

783 posts

230 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Can't help with what the tree is, but I recognise the house! I don't live very far from it at all.

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Tuesday 21st July 2015
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Did you ever id the tree OP?

Tonsko

6,299 posts

214 months

Wednesday 5th August 2015
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Bump!