Thoughts on this sycamore please

[TTP]

From seeing the buds I would say sycamore. Could be an older tree which has stunted growth? Also could it have a form of cancer? This causes scales on sycamore

[treeminkies]

i'd say sycamore due to the bud ive seen alot over the years but cant recall scaly bark all over, on the trunk and lower branches yeah....!

[treequip]

If its not a sycamore is it a Hornbeam?

[MattyF]

Mature sycamore ...

[Arborowen]

Genetic variation in trees can mean that one 50yr old syc has smooth bark and another develops the characteristic plated bark early. Your tree is almost certainly a sycamore.

 

I'm not aware of any bacterial cancer that effects sycamore. From your photos it just looks like normal Syc behaviour.

[Stereo]

Looking at the Sycs on our farm, and we have a lot, to see that much scaling, you would expect a trunk at least 4ft dia, probably more. All our Sycs of that size are not scaly. It does look like a scaly syc but it's just not thick enough in my view but anything is possible depending on conditions / disease I guess.

[MATTMOSS]

Its a sycamore. ffs

[Arborowen]

Its a sycamore. ffs

 

Sure it's not Metasequoia glyptostroboides?

[ward.S]

Sure it's not Metasequoia glyptostroboides?

 

I hope that's a joke!

 

 

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[Gary Prentice]

If its not a sycamore is it a Hornbeam?

 

:lol: