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whats this tree?

alex.bestonalex.beston Posts: 39
in Plants
Hi all

My daughter asked me what this tree is today.

Here are the photos:



Any ideas appreciated

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited November 2018
    Leaf shape looks like Populus tremula..common name Aspen.

    Take a leaf stalk and roll it between your fingers.
    Unlike other leaves the stalk is not round but flat...which is why it quivers in the most gentle breeze.
    Goes a fab butter yellow in the autumn.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • alex.bestonalex.beston Posts: 39
    fab! thanks for that.
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