ID help please!

[Paul Barton]

OK, this fella has got me stumped. Can anybody shed any light? (please don't tell me it's something really obvious:blushing:).

 

At first I thought it may be Quercus castaneifolia but the form of the tree doesn't fit and these leaves look a bit too broad and the teeth are finer. These leaves are only just flushed mind you, so their colour and size may not be fully appreciated now. In an attempt to see it in full leaf I checked google streetview - that almost looks like there are chestnuts in the canopy but the bark is nothing like Sweet chestnut!

 

You can see the form and bark at this link:

 

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Bush+Street,+Walsall&hl=en&ll=52.571954,-2.035894&spn=0.001252,0.003661&sll=52.612742,-1.991594&sspn=0.010006,0.02929&oq=bu+Street,+Walsall&hnear=Bush+St,+Walsall,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=52.571954,-2.035894&panoid=uqUJkGdyg2ytXNZrxn4cog&cbp=12,225.88,,0,-13.24

[Guest Infinitree]

It is something obvious

[Paul Barton]

Really? Put my out of my misery then!

[Gollum]

sweet chestnut

[woodyguy]

looks like sweet chestnut to me

[Paul Barton]

Hmm, I guess you must be right. The form and bark didn't look right for me...perhaps I'm not used to seeing them in a non-woodland context (excuses, excuses.....)

 

I'm off to look for a new job...

[woodyguy]

I've got a whole wood of them and they are very variable when young. I often mistake them for other things. Those leaves also look identical to my Q Cast.

[MATTMOSS]

sweet chestnut

[Quercus-90]

Castanea sativa

 

 

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[ScottF]

Did you notice the filthy great sweet chestnuts hanging off it in the Google Street View shot you provided?

 

Chortle.