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  1. treerjb
    Think it may be Genista Aetnensis, Mount Etna Broom. There is a record of a few in the Uk in the Tree Register Handbook. Seems to fit the bill. Many thanks for the (broom) tip off.
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    Hi, It could well be (Retama) maybe. Many thanks for the reply. It will be interesting to see if they flower properly. I know very little about shrubs, a little more about trees. These seem to me more of a small tree than a shrub in size and single stem. I cant find much about them growing successfully in the UK. However this is a very sheltered and warm spot. I will update if I find a positive ID. The main stems must have been about 200mm in diameter.
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    Hopefully I am being myopic here (or thick). Pair of trees (maybe shrub) but seem to be a single trunk both about 10m tall, hardly any foliage in S England in Early June. About 20m from River, clay type soil. Public land, where a lot of unusual trees were obviously planted probably after WW2. I can only think some type of Willow? No thorns, but almost like gorse foliage. First photos were taken 31/5/16. I managed to get a few close ups of foliage tonight (2/6/16) after almost killing myself battling some nasty nettles thistles and the like. ANy ideas?
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    Looks like it may be turkish hazel,just by leaf shape and margins
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    Thuja Plicata has upright leading shoot and generally a more buttressed trunk. 'Leaves' tend to be shiny. Lawsonia had a drooping leading shoot.
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    Another flowering ash is Fraxinus mariesii. I am not very familiar with this species. The photo looks similar to Manna Ash, but leaves are early. No leaves on the ones present in HHG this week.
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    looks like deodar. There is another cedar not as common as other three, but similar to deodar with needles and downward branch tips. cedrus brevifolia - cyprus cedar.
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    Stop Press - found Ayers Oak last week, a healthy tree, looks like two fused together ) Also another hulk, North of 8 way path intersection.
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    This is most of the trees, there are possibly another ten good ones I have located. Some huge Beech and Sweet Chestnut too and some strange larch species with huge cones (Tamarack)?
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    I have tried to attach another map here:
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    There is a book entitled Savernake Forest: The Complete Guide to the Ancient Forest by Esther Smith (ISBN: 9780954491635). Its probably oop, but available on Amazon and EBay fairly reqularily. This book lists a lot of the 'named' trees and includes a fairly comprehensive map. There is also a map available from the Postern Hill campsite for about 2.50, it also features quite a lot of detail on the trees. The campsite shop has strange opening hours though. There is also a nice arboretum near the centre of the forest, with some nice conifers and unusual trees.. It is worth getting a map as its easy to get lost there (as I found out once). I am planning to compile a sequence of major oak photos and put them on Youtube soon. My favourites are King Of Limbs and the Cathedral Oak. Some of the trees are just reminants now but you can still see parts of the trunk. If you have any problem I will see if I can scan map and place it on the site. Regards
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    I have found all the 'Listed Oaks' apart from the 'Ayers Oak', maybe it has succombed to old age? I am relying on maps for the location. The Old Queen and King oaks are no longer about, and the Dukes Vaunt is just a few shards. The most impressive imo are Big Bell,, Cathedral and King Of Limbs. Anyone have any more info on the Ayers Oak (east of the 12 O Clock drive) Tried to submit a few images but the upload produces an error... (Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing>?)
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    Looks bit like Sawara Cypress foliage.
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    Ive seen quite a few in arboretums, also Quercus calliprinos (palestine oak) another 'holly' like oak. Have seen lots of Holm, and leaf edges seem to be smoother to me. Were the undersides white and pubescent?
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    Kermes oak
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    Maybe Q.coccifera or collifera, leaves on ilex are more rounded imo.
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    Definitely trifolate maple looking at opposite leaves. Id say its from acer nikoense sp. maximowicz or acer mandshuricum Maybe acer negundo.
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    Alder Buckthorn?
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    Many thanks, I was looking at shape and petiole size. I guess me using the bark as a gauge for Elm species was not a good method for distinction.
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    <neither rough nor smooth? got to be 1 or the other.> Why? Surface metrology and degrees of roughness can be measured on a sliding scale. So it can be defined as a unit such as Ra, or a friction coefficient If the surface falls between two exremes such as rough and smooth then it cannot be defined explicitly, as one or the other.
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    The leaves looked more elongated and more oblique at the base than english. The leaf surface neither rough nor smooth. Could well be a hybrid.
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    In hedgerow, chalk down in Wiltshire. Distinctive furrowed grey bark. I was thinking Huntington Elm? Ulmus x hollandica 'vegeta' Any ideas?
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    Looks like black poplar, should be able to find some fallen leaves around the base of the tree.
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    Photos were taken a few days ago in a public park in Wiltshire. Needles are 'rubber like' and about 2" (50mm) in length. First I thought it was a pine, but needles are singular, rather than in 2, 3, 5. Dont think it was umbrella pine either as seen some before and array of needles different. Couldnt find any spruce to match. Maybe morinda? Ditto fir or tsuga, as needles were more square or even square in x-section. Now im thinking some type of cunninghamia or cryptomeria? Anyone kind enough to help?
  25. treerjb
    May be Magnolia 'Big Dude', some in Hillier Romsey, but berries slightly different colour (Magnolia sprengeri diva x) I think

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