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Bit difficult to tell from that photo - could be an apple (but leaves usually toothed to a degree) or looking at the way it is shooting further down the branch some sort or sallow/goat willowView attachment 39428
Self sown - not sure if it is a fruit tree, or something less interesting...
Thank you... Is there any particular shot that would help further?Bit difficult to tell from that photo - could be an apple (but leaves usually toothed to a degree) or looking at the way it is shooting further down the branch some sort or sallow/goat willow
A picture of the whole the whole plant and a close up of the bark might help. I'm tending towards the sallow/goat willow option. If it is that, then really that is as far as you can go without catkins at least, since they hybridise, although you can tell Salix caprea and S cinerea apart by the presence of ridges on the wood underneath the back - but your plant may be a bit immature for that as yet.Thank you... Is there any particular shot that would help further?
Gut feel is that it is one of the sallows/goat willows. Good for bees in the spring though when mature (catkins). If it has flowers then it is something else!
No flowers yet... It's is a bit close to the house for comfort, so it may get moved.Gut feel is that it is one of the sallows/goat willows. Good for bees in the spring though when mature (catkins). If it has flowers then it is something else!
If I'm right then it is more of a large shrub than a tree, but can still get to 2-3 metres high, and as with all willows is thirsty, so yes maybe a bit to close. They will easily root this time of year if you just stick a piece in the ground.No flowers yet... It's is a bit close to the house for comfort, so it may get moved.
Thanks RJC, I can see travel in its future....If I'm right then it is more of a large shrub than a tree, but can still get to 2-3 metres high, and as with all willows is thirsty, so yes maybe a bit to close. They will easily root this time of year if you just stick a piece in the ground.
Gut feel is that it is one of the sallows/goat willows. Good for bees in the spring though when mature (catkins). If it has flowers then it is something else!
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