Hi, we moved into our house this spring, there are a couple of trees in the garden, but we don't know what they are. Hoping this community can help identify them?
Tree Number 1 looks like a Cherry of some sort and Tree number 2 looks like a Goat Willow but I would be happy with some other members advice and input.
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2 is a Salix caprea, goat or pussy willow. It may lhave been pollarded at some time, see the point where the thick furrowed trunks stop and a bunch of smoother greyer ones begin. They can grow vey large in time, so you may want to do this again. It just means cutting of the trunks at a suitable height above ground level. It will look bare at first, then there will be loads of new shoots sprouting in all directions. You will need to edit these to achieve a well balanced head, then just let them grow. It is a way of rejuvenating the tree too, pollards can live for a very long time.
Ah ok, Cherrry would explain the great blossom it gave. Shame it's not a fruiting one.
Yes, following your Goat Willow ID, I've looked at some pictures, the catkins etc, that makes sense. Now to determine its future, when most of the leaves have dropped, as it's about 10m from the back of our house.
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Tree Number 1 looks like a Cherry of some sort and Tree number 2 looks like a Goat Willow but I would be happy with some other members advice and input.
1 looks like it could be a cherry.
2 is a Salix caprea, goat or pussy willow. It may lhave been pollarded at some time, see the point where the thick furrowed trunks stop and a bunch of smoother greyer ones begin. They can grow vey large in time, so you may want to do this again. It just means cutting of the trunks at a suitable height above ground level. It will look bare at first, then there will be loads of new shoots sprouting in all directions. You will need to edit these to achieve a well balanced head, then just let them grow. It is a way of rejuvenating the tree too, pollards can live for a very long time.
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Definitely cherry and willow, hockeynut.
Thank you.
Ah ok, Cherrry would explain the great blossom it gave. Shame it's not a fruiting one.
Yes, following your Goat Willow ID, I've looked at some pictures, the catkins etc, that makes sense. Now to determine its future, when most of the leaves have dropped, as it's about 10m from the back of our house.
Thanks again.