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dannyking68dannyking68 Posts: 7
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Can anyone tell me what this beautiful tree is 
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  • Fran IOMFran IOM Posts: 2,872

    No answer from me sorry but thought it looked even better the right way up.  :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Can’t see the leaves clearly enough to make a proper ID, but it looks a lot like Fraxinus angustifolia … the Raywood Ash. 

    Theres one planted not far from here and I love the autumn colour. 

    https://www.deepdale-trees.co.uk/trees/2012/10-Fraxinus-Raywood.html#:~:text=Fraxinus angustifolia ‘Raywood’%20%28also%20known%20as%20Fraxinus%20oxycarpa,alluring%20feature%20of%20this%20tree%20is%20the%20foliage.

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





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    What a beautiful tree.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They are such a wonderful bronzy-plum at this time of year … they start of by the green leaves turning an almost metallic grey-bronze and then it becomes suffused with shades of plummy-red … some years there’s more red than others. 

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





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Thank you for that Dove. I've never seen one but a joy to behold I'll wager.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • dannyking68dannyking68 Posts: 7
    Thanks Dove
    ive looked it up and you have nailed it ! 
    For those who don’t know the tree it is probably one of the most spectacular looking autumnal trees I’ve ever seen . Now to find a couple to plant . Once again Thanks 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Glad to help … I don’t see ‘mine’ any more as it was in a place I went to for work … I loved watching it as the colour develops … it really is a handsome tree. 

    They’re not that common, but I always keep my eye open to spot them at this time of year 😊 


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





  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    I wonder if that species would be susceptible or immune to ash die back Dove?
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I was wondering that @Uff ... 

    A definite plus point nowadays is  I read that it can cope with dry spells.  

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





  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Wow, that’s spectacular. And very big!
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