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Tree view



Branch view



Leaf / flower view (just finished flowering, in late May)



Any ideas ??

Is it a sweet chestnut?

an enormous Portuguese Laurel?

Unfortunately, neither.

Castanea sativa - has much longer leaves, fruits in the autumn (conker like structures, but more hairy) and has a distinctive spiral the the bark. none of which this tree has/does.

- it is dicidious though, has a smooth gray bark and is a fast grower.

Prunus lusitanica - the branches would be less woody and have the distictive red colouring. I also think the leaves would feel thicker, much more like a laurocerasus, but about the same size.



March 2004


March 2006 (after severe pruning)

I've got something that looks exactly like this but is evergreen, it survived being pulled out with a tractor and dumped ready to go to the tip, when the time came we realised it had rerooted itself........I  assumed it was a sort of laurel, are there any deciduous ones?

It does look very like a cherry laurel to me too.

This is the bird cherry, Prunus padus. I think it might be the cultivar Wateiri (sp?) which has larger flowers than usual.

Quote from: campanula on June 15, 2010, 18:10:00
This is the bird cherry, Prunus padus. I think it might be the cultivar Wateiri (sp?) which has larger flowers than usual.

I think your right. Well done and thanks to all.