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Tree ID

skankinpickleskankinpickle Posts: 119
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I am so bad at identifying trees. 

First 2 photos are the same tree type (they seem to grow anywhere and everywhere).

No idea what the 3rd photo is.

The last (4th posted) photo I think is a sycamore (would be good to get confirmation, lol).





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  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    The third is sycamore.
    The other two I'm  hazarding a guess at, but someone will be able to help a bit more I expect. 
    First possibly ceanothus, second possibly ribes (flowering currant)
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Photo 1 & 2 are Cotoneasters.
  • DaveGreigDaveGreig Posts: 189
    Yep. 1&2 Cotoneaster. 3 Ribes, Flowering currant. 4 Acer, Sycanore
  • skankinpickleskankinpickle Posts: 119
    So to clarify it seems.

    1-2 Cotoneaster
    3 Ribes
    4 Sycamore

    It seems I should definitely keep the Ribes as that flowers. Will have to make a decision on the sycamore as it has started to encroach on a rhododendron bush.
    The cotoneasters seem to be quite prolific (I cut 4 small ones out last year as they were growing under other things and also one from the side of the house and the perimeter wall. 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The sycamore will want to be a huge tree and the bigger it gets, the harder it will be to dig out. If you just cut it down it'll regrow multiple stems from the base.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • skankinpickleskankinpickle Posts: 119
    JennyJ said:
    The sycamore will want to be a huge tree and the bigger it gets, the harder it will be to dig out. If you just cut it down it'll regrow multiple stems from the base.
    The one in the photo is already over 6 foot tall. Plus it is growing in between and close to the rhododendron and ribes. I cannot imagine how far the roots already stretch across and down. Digging out would probably interfere with the other 2.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2023
    Dig it out now!  Then give the ribes and rhododendron a good deep drink of water. They’ll recover. They won’t survive for  very long if they continue growing that close to a sycamore. 

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





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