Tree I.D.

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  1. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Last year,before I had a camera!,I asked for ID on this tree.
    The response was that it could be a pear.
    I only remember the lost label said it's leaves turned red in Autumn.
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  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Could it be an amelanchier of some kind.
     
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    Did it produce pears? :D

    It looks similar to a red crab apple (malus) but I'm not that well up on them.
     
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    :D No! I only planted it in early Summer last year and it was in leaf but no fruit.
    It was labelled as an ornamental tree.
     
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    I dont think it can be an apple or pear due to the way the flowers are formed, they are on a stem, whereas apples and pears are formed close to the branches on spurs.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yes it looks very similar, even down to the coppery coloured young leaves.
    Its just that if I see a tree and I dont know what it is I cant rest until I find out, had the problem for years, dont suppose it'll go away now. :D
     
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    Hate to worry you further Pete but when I got it there were branches quite low down which I took off to create a single trunk.I'm sure it was described as having a pendular habit and as it is near a footpath I hoped to keep it high enough not to take someones eye out.
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    Well it does look a bit floppy. (to use a technical term for Pendular)
    So you dont think thats what it is then?
     
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    I'm not sure ,but the Amelanchier links look good.But which one??...Mine is supposed to be 15ft max.
    The only thing I don't remember is the name...to confuse things further I have a feeling it began with the letter O..?..there a loads of varieties and I'm still looking.
    Perhaps we should wait and see what develops when the fruit,if any ,comes good.
    You've got me worried Pete!..I don't want you to have "Knight mares"over this! :D

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  11. pete

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    Yeah well it could be something else, may be someone will come up with another idea.
    As you say there are lots of varieties and also its variable, apparently, in the wild.
     
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    I think it's amelanchier too! For what it's worth!! I've got three very young ones, and everything fits, froim the flowers, leaves, bark - go for it Nick - call it an amelanchier, even if we're all wrong!! If it is, it's probably laevis or Lamarkii, or even canadensis - it seems to be extremely difficult to id the cultivars for some reason. The Hillier book of trees says so, and they tend to know their onions! I bought my 3 from J Parker as canadensis, but I doubt it - nmore likely to be laevis, which other books say is often mis-identified as lamarkii!! [​IMG]
     
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    Spotted this tree today..it wasn't in flower when I was last there,and never took any notice of it.I'm sure it's a match of mine!
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    Yeah it looks very similar, What is it?
    Was you hiding down behind the dustbin when you took that pic?
     
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    :D ...That's a central heating oil tank,and the red hair visible belongs to a stone mason.
     
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