ID please???

[john p]

defo Ailanthus,by Victorian coach house,they were very keen on them in those days,one of the sketchiest take downs for me was one of them, dont need much of a back cut!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nige, I do hope this isnt one of those threads that dies and is never heard of again...make sure you come back to us with a positive id at some point, or at the least better pictures

 

No dont encourage them, leave it as a mystery!

[Steve Bullman]

No dont encourage them, leave it as a mystery!

 

You just dont want to lose to me

[john p]

he already has!!

[Nige156]

Could it be walnut???

[RobArb]

Walnut had darker heartwood

 

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[Nige156]

I have just spoken to the council and they seem to think its a Walnut??? im strugging between, Norway maple, tree of heaven and now walnut?? how difficult is it to tell them apart with just the stem?? or are there any tell tales that will give it away?? i might be able to nip to the gardeners yard and get one of the smaller logs they removed? the stems not getting delivered until friday now and its pecking my head to say the least!!

[Steve Bullman]

Doesnt appear to be anything like walnut to me...but you'd think the council would know

[RobArb]

Agreed, not walnut..

 

Walnut has a distinctive darker inner grain that you can't miss

 

Tree of heaven is very light wood and the buds will be furry brown

 

Ash wood is also very pale but the middle can have a pinkish tinge when cut and the buds are black (common ash)

 

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[Nige156]

Council tree officer says old consent application says Ailanthus but he has it down as Walnut??? It is actually Ailanthus so I think Steve your the winner with the earliest ID. :-) thanks for all the help guys..... Gonna actively hunt for difficult suspects now, this was quite fun :-)