Tree ID please

[Drifter2406]

This has been growing in my garden for approx 30 years, i was told it was not a tree at all, as it is a weed,  well over to the experts if you will? The blossom is from another tree so take no notice of that, it is approx 40 feet high.

[AJStrees]

It’s a tree.

Does it grow anything like spikey balls at all?

[Paul in the woods]

Do you have a picture of the buds?

 

To me it looks like a poorly grown garden ash tree. That matches up with being called a weed (weed is just a plant in a wrong place and plenty of people refer to trees as weeds).

 

No doubt  a picture of the buds will prove me wrong.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

26 minutes ago, Paul in the woods said:

Do you have a picture of the buds?

 

To me it looks like a poorly grown garden ash tree. That matches up with being called a weed (weed is just a plant in a wrong place and plenty of people refer to trees as weeds).

 

No doubt  a picture of the buds will prove me wrong.

 

 

Remnant from a hedge predating the house.? Topped at 5 ft in the past anyway.

Edited March 20, 2021 by Mick Dempsey

[Steve Bullman]

Looks like a Sycamore to me.

[Stubby]

4 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Looks like a Sycamore to me.

Same .

[Drifter2406]

3 hours ago, AJStrees said:

It’s a tree.

Does it grow anything like spikey balls at all?

No, no spikey balls, already had that sorted

[Drifter2406]

3 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

Do you have a picture of the buds?

 

To me it looks like a poorly grown garden ash tree. That matches up with being called a weed (weed is just a plant in a wrong place and plenty of people refer to trees as weeds).

 

No doubt  a picture of the buds will prove me wrong.

 

 

No not yet but won't be long and i will update the picture.

[Drifter2406]

Thanks for reply's guys, I will update the picture when it buds, might make it a bit easier. Someone did say that i should remove that left limb because apparently it's dangerous, it's been there for the best part of 40 years, what do you all think?

[Drifter2406]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Remnant from a hedge predating the house.? Topped at 5 ft in the past anyway.

Thanks for the reply, no I don't think so as there has never been a hedge up there, this land originally was part of an orchard.