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What tree is this??

nicklittle1nicklittle1 Posts: 6
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Hi - I’d love to know if anyone can identify this tree? I attach photos that give a sense of scale (perhaps 4-5m tall although I don’t know the age) and also show the bark, the leaves and the flowers. The photo is today so it is flowering in late June and into July rather than spring. Any ideas? Thanks! 
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  • TimJamesTimJames Posts: 36
    Possibly a Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Sorry, definitely not Prunus spinosa which flowers in Feb/early March, on bare branches before the leaves appear. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I think Hoheria Sexstylosa, the most widely grown one in the UK, sometimes called Lacebark tree.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2020
    Definitely Hoheria sp.
    Thought Hoheria sexsylosa was just a shrub.
    Please can we see clear close ups of the leaves...and the flowers

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    Could it be Deutsia
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2020
    Loraine3 said:
    Could it be Deutsia
    Sorry not Deutzia.
    Deutzia are shrubs..never trees.


    I stand corrected found Hoheria sexsylosa tree pics!
    But would still like to see close up pics.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • nicklittle1nicklittle1 Posts: 6
    Thanks so far! Here is a close up of the leaves and flowers...
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    There was a recent post by @wrightt who has a few Hoheria Sexstylosa, 


  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Superb clear new pics thanks.
    Confirms Hoheria as Borderline says.
    I am not familiar with all Hohera sp

    Zooming in the styles are purplish...could it be Hoheria "Glory of Amlwch"
    a hybrid between Glabrata and sexstylosa.
    Leaves semi evergreen
    Flowers about 4cm across.
    Not at all sure.


    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • nicklittle1nicklittle1 Posts: 6
    Thank you all. Perhaps I’ll have to revisit in autumn to see what the leaves do and narrow down which hoheria it is.
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