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Please could someone identify the following trees please?

Carlos IbbotsonCarlos Ibbotson Posts: 15
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Morning all,

Hope you are all well.

I was hoping someone could identify the trees in the pictures please and any tips on moving them.

Looking for a tree to place in the back garden and as opposed to going out a buying one I figured I may be able to reuse one of these. I'm not wanting a massive tree in the back so hoping one of these will fit the bill.

Thanks in advanced


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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited October 2018
    1. Fraxinus excelsior...Ash tree.
    2. Acer pseudoplatanus.....Sycamore.
    3. Fraxinus excelsior....Ash again.
    Recommend you dig all 3 up and destroy them.
    None of these are suitable for small gardens.
    Ash trees will probably get ash die back and die soon.
    Suggest you buy a small tree .

    Just as an aside you would struggle to dig these out to move into the back garden without major damage to the roots...esp no 3 buried in a crack between the wall and the path.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Carlos IbbotsonCarlos Ibbotson Posts: 15
    Thanks for the info Silver surfer. Much appreciated.

    Any suggestions on a small tree that would work well. My little girl wants one that has low down branches she can hang wind chimes on :).

    Gotta keep them happy I guess.
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    edited October 2018
    Carlos, it depends on the space you have and the size you would like it to grow to roughly.
    I just put trees small gardens into the search at the top of the site and there are a lot of good hits.
    But sure people will be happy to give you guidance depending on the situation. Also your soil type if you know, or can describe it.
    One mans small space is anothers huge garden. Give an idea of the garden measurements size to.
    And it does not have to be a tree , some shrubs are suitable and can be grown as a tree like specimen.

  • UpNorthUpNorth Posts: 376
    i'd recommend a sorbus/mountain ash.  you will have blossom in spring and berries and probably nice colour leaves in autumn.  an alternative might be a crab apple ( ornamental apple tree) for similar effects as the Sorbus.  see what they have in your local garden center or nursery and then google which particular variety you might prefer.  if you search first, the odds are they might not stock that one locally.


    Cherry trees would be recommended for same reasons except they take quite a while to mature into a nice shape, whereas i find Sorbus tend to shape well even when just a young sapling from a garden center.
  • Carlos IbbotsonCarlos Ibbotson Posts: 15
    Thanks for the comments guys.

    I have posted a picture with the space in the corner (white ring) I was hoping to use for the tree. It isn't the biggest of gardens nor is the space I am looking to use for a tree so I understand it can't be anything too big. I wanted to get some advice before planting anything and then regretting it later on.


  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited October 2018
    Wonderful small back garden...well done you have worked very hard on that.
    Space is very restricted.
    Why not a Ballerina apple tree...then the family will get  blossom in the spring and apples in the autumn...they are very narrow.
    Put a bracket up and hang a windchime for your daughter...hang it near a window..or on the fence.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=ballerina+apple+tree&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYqJO69PbdAhUqPewKHVyJC5kQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=944
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    I like Silver Surfers idea too, and a bracket or you could have it on a pole, have you  seen the shepherds crook type thing you can hang single bird feeders or a lantern on.
    I just looked at your past posts,
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/712674/new-garden-project#latest
    You have done an amazing transformation job, from that very grey looking awkward area, looks like house AND garden renovation.
    Time for a rest ha ha!

  • Carlos IbbotsonCarlos Ibbotson Posts: 15
    Silver surfer said:
    Wonderful small back garden...well done you have worked very hard on that.
    Space is very restricted.
    Why not a Ballerina apple tree...then the family will get  blossom in the spring and apples in the autumn...they are very narrow.
    Put a bracket up and hang a windchime for your daughter...hang it near a window..or on the fence.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=ballerina+apple+tree&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYqJO69PbdAhUqPewKHVyJC5kQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=944

    Silver surfer said:
    Wonderful small back garden...well done you have worked very hard on that.
    Space is very restricted.
    Why not a Ballerina apple tree...then the family will get  blossom in the spring and apples in the autumn...they are very narrow.
    Put a bracket up and hang a windchime for your daughter...hang it near a window..or on the fence.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=ballerina+apple+tree&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYqJO69PbdAhUqPewKHVyJC5kQ_AUIDygC&biw=1920&bih=944
    I do like the apple tree however I have a dog so I think I would need to avoid any trees with fruit on as she is a greedy thing and will eat any that have fallen.

  • Carlos IbbotsonCarlos Ibbotson Posts: 15
    Rubytoo said:
    I like Silver Surfers idea too, and a bracket or you could have it on a pole, have you  seen the shepherds crook type thing you can hang single bird feeders or a lantern on.
    I just looked at your past posts,
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/712674/new-garden-project#latest
    You have done an amazing transformation job, from that very grey looking awkward area, looks like house AND garden renovation.
    Time for a rest ha ha!

    Wow them pictures bring back memories. When I see them I realise how much it has changed. :)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    For your sanity, I would strongly recommend a tree with very high branches so that she can't hang windchimes on it. ;)
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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