Tree ident

[likeitorlumpit]

Anyone?

Grows about 40 metres from the sea although reasonably sheltered.

[likeitorlumpit]

 

 

Try this

[RobArb]

Not the best pictures but something seems familiar...

 

Could be some Acacia variety. The form and structure looks similar to one I saw at paignton zoo the other week. Will wrack the brains and try to remember

[Goaty]

A gleditsia?

[kev7937]

Bit hard to tell but is it one of these

 

 

 

 

[RobArb]

Yes that's the one I mean kev! There's a biggish one at paignton zoo. Acacia something or other

[likeitorlumpit]

Thats the one

sorry about the pics- they were off bens phone and we should have taken a close up.

We snaffled a cutting and the leaflets remind me of a ginko in shape but not in the way they are spread nor in size.

Certainly a wierd one

[kev7937]

Its one I stumble across every now and then but have never looked it up, not that uncommon domestically, someone must know.

[RobArb]

Acacia pravissima - Ovens Wattle:thumbup:

[likeitorlumpit]

Acacia pravissima - Ovens Wattle:thumbup:

 

Spot on- Thanks- apparently not that uncommon but prefers sheltered spot. This one is about 3m high.

I was waiting for someone to say it's a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.........................hornbeam:001_rolleyes: