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what sort of a tree was that ?
Sara Collings
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in Plants
Hi.
Can a any one tell me what sort of a birch tree this is. I have decided to have a birch in my garden and came across this one on my dog walk today and I love it. The bark looked beautiful in the sun and the blossom was so pretty.
Mind you theres me calling it a birch when it may not be !
Thanks in advance
Sara x
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There's no photo Sara but anything with blossom isn't a birch, they have little catkins
In the sticks near Peterborough
Here's another PIC of the bark
Sara x
Where was that photo when I looked first
One of the cherries I should think
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hello Sara,
Not a birch with all that blossom. Some kind of cherry or plum possibly. You will get more ideas from other forum folks soon. A very pretty tree though.
Sorry nutcutlet, I could blame my computer but that would be a lie !!
Oh, I thought it was a birch because of the bark. Hopefully with a picture someone could enlighten me. X
Always blame the computer Sara
I do
In the sticks near Peterborough
The bark has a hint of the lovely rich cinnamon colour of the Prunus serrula and the flowers are right, but they usually have much more colour in the trunk
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree, almost certainly a cherry. If you can get near enough to smell the blossom, cherries hardly ever have a noticeable scent but plums usually do smell 'flowery'.
Thanks everyone, when I walk the dog up there next I will have a sniff !
Sara x