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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 16:25:00 GMT
Not sure if I'm putting this on the right thread or if the photos will show but can anyone help us identify these trees from their bark, please? We think the greenish stripey one is Snake bark maple and other photos seem to confirm this but the one with patches of red/brown and white is a mystery. Not in our garden, but in a churchyard in Shropshire. Thank you. s150.photobucket.com/albums/s97/wintersday_2007/J%20and%20K/tree%20bark%20july%2008/ |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 16:45:48 GMT
Hello Wintersday I don't know what your trees are but it might be easier if they were shown in the thread like this.....   FA x |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 16:49:05 GMT
OK thanks. I'll have a look at how to do it that way if I need to do any more.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 17:52:24 GMT
Hi
Where you've saved them in photobucket, they have 4 lines of code underneath each picture. Highlight and copy the bottom line (the IMG code) and then paste that code into your reply. Your picture will then appear in your post.
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Post by Tig on Jul 9, 2008 18:41:15 GMT
Think the top one could be Prunus Serrula (Tibetan Cherry)  x Tig |
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Post by purplejulia on Jul 9, 2008 19:03:10 GMT
I think the first tree is cherry too - you can tell by the dark reddish ringed bark, but I don't know which variety.
PJ
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2008 19:10:25 GMT
Thanks. I can see now how to insert one picture. I did look at Prunus serrula as the red/brown bits are so shiny but the white is so prominent too. I believe bark can change a lot as a tree matures so could that be it? I'm cross with myself now for not looking at the leaves but it was pouring with rain, I wanted a photo and I thought we'd easily identify it once we were home!
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 9, 2008 22:05:40 GMT
That second picture seems familiar to me, but I don't know either of them I'm afraid.
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Post by Tig on Jul 9, 2008 22:35:05 GMT
Thanks. I can see now how to insert one picture. I did look at Prunus serrula as the red/brown bits are so shiny but the white is so prominent too. I believe bark can change a lot as a tree matures so could that be it? I'm cross with myself now for not looking at the leaves but it was pouring with rain, I wanted a photo and I thought we'd easily identify it once we were home! We all do that  Did you fancy growing one yourself wintersday, or were you just curious? x Tig |
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 10, 2008 18:32:01 GMT
I also wondered if the white/mahogany tree could be a silver birch wintersday? Although as they mature they tend to get vertical ridges in the trunk as opposed to horizontal ones. And that looks like a mature-ish tree from the thickness of the trunk.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 18:54:33 GMT
Thanks. I'm having a look at birch trees. Found two which sound possible - Betula species utilis Fascination and B. species Heritage. Neither look quite right but the maturity could be the issue. We just thought that with stunning bark like that, identification would not be a problem!
No, not for our garden as it's small and full up but just lovely to spot something like that when out and about.
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Post by madonplants on Jul 10, 2008 18:58:06 GMT
Could the second one be Acer Davidii? As to the first one, I have a Prunus Serrula, but it doesn't have the pale bits, though it is a young tree.
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Post by madonplants on Jul 10, 2008 19:11:50 GMT
Just had a quick search and found this.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2008 19:38:31 GMT
Thanks. Almost sure that first one's a snake bark maple, but needing it confirmed.The colours are almost unbelievable close-up. So often, things remind you of other things or a person will remind you of someone else, but every so often you come across something that's like nothing else you ever saw! Love it.
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Post by andy on Jul 10, 2008 20:26:04 GMT
My first thoughts were 1) silver birch and 2) snake bark maple of some description....although i have a large tree growing at work with similar bark but i don't know what it is !!!
I'll try to find out
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Did you fancy growing one yourself wintersday, or were you just curious?
