Tree id please

[Tim Ashburner]

Any ideas (sorry poor photo from friend)?

[Mick Dempsey]

I’m going to throw in Sophora Japonica.

[Tim Ashburner]

Im visiting site next week, so will post again if i am able to provide a positive ident (sophora interesting call),

[maybelateron]

I know that tree very well indeed. I use to do the grounds maintenance at St Edwards Park, Cheddleton. Without doubt it is an Indian Bean Tree, aka Catalpa. I have looked at it in the past with Steve Massey from SMDC, and worked on it. I suspect it has been in slow decline for some time. Catalpa are always later than Ash to come into leaf, and every year it is easy to think they have died.

Tim - I am Charles Piggott, Moorlands Tree and Groundcare

[Stere]

Mulberry?

 

 

 

 

 

Tree looks  older than the houses?

 

 

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

9 minutes ago, maybelateron said:

I know that tree very well indeed. I use to do the grounds maintenance at St Edwards Park, Cheddleton. Without doubt it is an Indian Bean Tree, aka Catalpa. I have looked at it in the past with Steve Massey from SMDC, and worked on it. I suspect it has been in slow decline for some time. Catalpa are always later than Ash to come into leaf, and every year it is easy to think they have died.

Tim - I am Charles Piggott, Moorlands Tree and Groundcare

Ahh, no argument from me. The presence of great big leaves would have given the game away of course!

[maybelateron]

9 minutes ago, Stere said:

Mulberry?

 

 

 

 

 

Tree looks  older than the houses?

Tree is way way older than the houses. This estate was built around the turn of the milleneum in the grounds of the former county "asylum". Lots of wonderful trees on the site. Also many residents who buy a house on the estate then complain about the massive tree overhanging their house etc, when conveyancing would show said tree was protected. I have a good working relationship with the local TO, and I really feel for him when what he really wants to say to moaning householders is " you knew the protected tree was there before you bought the house, so NO you can't take it down, the tree is as safe as a tree can be". The whole site was subjected to a blanket TPO around year 2000 to stop the developers taking down an excess number of trees.

[maybelateron]

7 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Ahh, no argument from me. The presence of great big leaves would have given the game away of course!

Very true, and long dangly beans!

[Tim Ashburner]

Thank you Charles, i was thinking something along these lines as there are a row of Catalpas on Thornburrow Drive Penkhull,  near to where I live.