Arborowen

Ok this has to be the most irritating type of post but here we go... "Can some one help me identify this tree please" (in a winey voice). Its from a survey in a large garden with lots of ornamentals. two trees were not identified on site the firs twe worked out when back in the office, this one is still stumping us. There are no other photos im afraid so hopfully there is a wizard watching. also there were no leaves weirdly they ust have been raked up. The tree was around 12-15ft with bark similar to young a horse chestnut plated in places. The growth is opposite so i'm thinking Aceraceae but i'm not sure as i'm aware there are some woody shrubs that can end up looking like trees of 12ft if nurtured correctly. anyways here are the shots..

I collected some seeds from a cone that I obtained from bedgebury pinetum. I let them stratify in the fridge for 4 weeks then planted. It's growing fast an is nearly 3years old now :-) nice trees Douglas firs. Quiche different to this.

something like this but in better resolution.

Done, I found a fairly interesting one with typical reasons for tree death but it was more for the lay-person

Picea abies, surely no more needs saying, bark foliage and form from those shots is a dead cert

Well I didn't think it would be this quiet?! Nobody has nice tree posters? My new office wall will just have the hoff and a lump of spare White tack(we don't subscribe to the blue).

That's a big ol oak to fall in what looks quite sheltered to you have a more over all shot? Excellent photos and lovin the secret identity element :-) Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

nice shots there are several Elms around Eastbourne with similar features. also like that your tweaked them to enhance the subject, perfect

I'm after some informative tree posters a little bit like these ones for the Mattheck. Does anyone have any they would like to share with everyone either in PDF or similar. Preffereably at least A4 size i'd like one A3 really for my the new office claus-mattheck-vta-reference-chart-vta-symptoms-p2.pdf claus-mattheck-vta-reference-chart-vta-symptoms 2.pdf

no tree can fall apart like a beech! thats why Beech gets my vote! Beech, often the purveyor of the more spectacular faults/fungal activity.

i came out of my FdSc with £12000 debt worked out at my current re payment sit will take me 350 months to pay off

is that a fungal bracket just under your foot there? ...

Cockspur, evil got one right under me thumb nail once and another in the side of my knee cap through chain saw strides!

I agree. Not a big fan of Viburnum. Also cant help but say it in a west country accent!

A Beaten an defiant old Ailanthus.

it doesn't look nought like Wild Servivice to me, more like Downy hawthorne like Alinicoll said. http://www.swsbm.com/NGSImages/Crataegus_mollis.jpg

Grab some paper hold it near the spore bearing surface and give the bracket a tap. see stuff its brown/black dont see much .... you get the idea. its still only an id technique and should be combined with other features to lead to a strong identification. Good luck:thumbup1:

hmm could this have been avoided with appropriate surveying etc

Well I've seen this thread but I don't see any database? I thought id set up a wiki to see how much 'trouble' I'd get in :-) with regard to auditing info. This would be a massive challenge granted. But I've found this is how I learn best, by using and manipulating data and creating a single place to keep it all, however accurate. This then in turn encourages those embarrassing "I can't believe that's how you thought it was spelled" moments which is where we really learn. By associating knowledge with painful memory ha! In all seriousness tho getting together on a wiki is a pretty neat idea, maybe backed up by a threadbon here or using the discussion boards built into my wiki page. I'm hoping it won't be but I think the real challenge will be getting people to contribute. The the next biggest problem preventing spam. Arb talk is the best Arb forum I've found it's got a super awesome mix of peeps. Which is perfect source to tap into for the wiki. :-D

i wasnt aware of it where do i find?

Just started a Wiki everyone is welcome to add, I'm going open season style on this. just to see how much interest i get. Its open for all to add and edit you simply need an account with wikispaces. there is just a few test entries on there at the moment but lets get some ppl over there and see what we can make. All input is welcome http://treearchive.wikispaces.com/

Just started a Wiki everyone is welcome to add, I'm going open season style on this. just to see how much interest i get. Its open for all to add and edit you simply need an account with wikispaces. there is just a few test entries on there at the moment but lets get some ppl over there and see what we can make. http://treearchive.wikispaces.com/ Just try to add nice descriptive photos. low quality non descriptive photos will be removed.

I'm going to start looking into creating some kind of online database. maybe something similar to a wiki but with authorised ppl adding images after being requested to do so. will be sweet if it works and a life long mission :-0

Found a birch near where i live was rather large but this looks super old,

That looks to be one mighty old birch. Whered you find it?