What tree is this?

[chasingracecars]

Stump it out lads!!

[55palfers]

Barking up the wrong tree methinks

[rustyuk]

Some folks don't have nice neighbors. I'd be paying up for a garden bench if that was my tree. Not sure I could cover a Michelangelo in the garden though, you might get a nice bottle of red.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

chasingracecars said:

Well on the upside there is chap on here that's neighbor will not replace the blown down fence. Even though it's their side. At least yours is replacing the fence and removing the tree.

Yup, he's doing everything a decent neighbour should do, without going overboard and paying for stuff that isn't his responsibility. It's exactly what I'd do in those circumstances.

[Gnits]

Buds or GTFO!

If those buds close to the camera are in fact the same tree it's a Horse Chestnut.

[dickymint]

Gnits said:

Buds or GTFO!

If those buds close to the camera are in fact the same tree it's a Horse Chestnut.

Would have thought the OP would have noticed a garden full of Conkers before now

[jlee]

The tree was too far away for me to notice any conkers.
The tree bloke has been and cut a load of it up - they dont seem the most professional outfit. He told me it was Oak, but im not sure now and think it probably is horse chestnut. He has left me a load of logs, but from experience horse chestnut is crap for burning!

[PorkInsider]

jlee said:

He told me it was Oak, but im not sure now and think it probably is horse chestnut.

So you didn't bough to his supposed expertise.

[jlee]

From looking at the trunk it looks like other Horse chestnuts around.

[dickymint]

Personally i'd take a hit on my fence to get some easy wood for my stove.

[dickymint]

jlee said:

The tree was too far away for me to notice any conkers.
The tree bloke has been and cut a load of it up - they dont seem the most professional outfit. He told me it was Oak, but im not sure now and think it probably is horse chestnut. He has left me a load of logs, but from experience horse chestnut is crap for burning!

Horse Chestnut is ok ish (got a load on my drive now) Sweet Chestnut is ste. At the end of the day free wood is good wood

[jlee]

Closer pic

[dickymint]

^^^ Sticky buds...... a conker tree. Take a bow Gnits

[troc]

jlee said:

Closer pic

Looks like some kinds of granite. Hard to see under all that horse chestnut.