Thread: Name the tree!

Willow myrtle.

No, but I can follow your reasoning. I'll keep it going for a while before I divulge the answer.

It's the tree that was in front of your camera when you took the picture, silly. Or have you forgotten where you were?

*hides*

Nothing silly going on here!

Alright, a clue: The tree in the picture is actually in England (one of several on a property about three or four miles from where I used to live). The species is not native to the UK, but has been grown there for centuries. It's not native to Australia either, but some Australian farmers would be familiar with it.

Here's another, rather inconclusive picture to keep you guessing...

chestnut?

Yes, Sweet Chestnut.

You can see the leaves clearly in this picture...

shees a bit twisted

I recon it looks like a Craig or perhaps a Steve

looks more like a horse chestnut tree to me .
climbed em as a kid collecting conkers

the again it was along time ago

Originally Posted by texx

looks more like a horse chestnut tree to me .
climbed em as a kid collecting conkers

the again it was along time ago

Conkers can be quite nasty, but you can get medication for it now. It didn't know you could get it climbing trees though.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by weisyboy

shees a bit twisted

It's quite common for mature Sweet Chestnut trees to exhibit spiralling fisured bark. The pictures I posted above are actually of two different trees. Here's another...



There's quite a famous example in Kew Gardens in London too.


Horse Chestnut bark looks nothing like that of Sweet Chestnut - see the picture below...

Thanks for the pics W.W.,I have a piece of sweet chestnut in my workshop waiting
for me to turn it when my health improves.