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Can Anyone identify this tree & advise?

moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
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I have a tree which I didn't plant and it is struggling a wee bit.  (The one on the right)
It has the lovely brown bark that peels off so thinking some sort of birch. Sadly all the leaves continually fall so a bit of a pain but I would hate to lose it. It is a great place to hang my birdfeeders and all the wee birds sit on all the branches & feel safe. Can anyone tell me what it is? I know it's hard as winter!!

Also very bare and would like to underplant with evergreen bushes for the birds again or something scented. Pretty shady and acid soil. Any suggestions please? about 3-4 feet tall.
Many thanks
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  • batwood14batwood14 Posts: 193
    It looks like Acer griseum (paperbark maple). It is deciduous so won't have leaves this time of the year. 
  • moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
    Yes Batwood14 it has no leaves at this time of year but was dropping them in bucket loads all summer. Very annoying as tiny leaves and onto that path. Thanks now you have named it I can google it to find out about feeding etc... I love it for the shape & bark, It's just struggling a tad. x
  • moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
    Sadly I googled Acer griseum Batwood14 and the leaves look nothing like mine. It has very small green leaves which turn slightly brown before falling. x
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576

    Maybe you could post another pic when it comes into leaf?  The shape of the branches reminds me of gnarly old rhododendrons but they're evergreen.  Maybe a deciduous azalea (long shot though, and you'd have noticed the flowers).

    Leaves dropping last summer could have been due to the heat and drought - or does it do that every year?

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
    I will do thanks Jennyj. I have googled for hours and see nothing like it so far. It's definitely not a rhododendron. Definitely a multi stemmed tree. I will feed it and mulch it now anyways. Thanks again xx
  • FlinsterFlinster Posts: 883
    What about betula nigra (river birch) that also has similar bark..
  • FlinsterFlinster Posts: 883
    Or Arbutus?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I thought maybe Arbutus but isn't it evergreen?
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
    I googled River Birch and don't think it's that either Flinster!! x
  • moragb1moragb1 Posts: 291
    It isn't evergreen Jennnyj. Maybe the bush in the background is confusing it xx
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