Hello...
I am trying to identify the name of the trees that line the street I live on. A picture of the tree can be found at the following link.
http://jsstevenson.googlepages.com/tree.jpg/tree-full.jpg
Any ideas?
Thanks
Jamie.
2007-09-05 03:30:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Added better photo's of the tree to help id it.
Also I live on the West Coast of Scotland.
2007-09-05 04:53:59 · update #1
Ignore the link above - this is the correct link!!!!
http://jsstevenson.googlepages.com/tree
2007-09-05 05:35:23 · update #2
Lili L is correct it is a Tilia cordata. The markings on the trunk is lichen growth.
If you're interested the tree that you can see the leaves of at the front of the picture is a Sorbus.
Can't tell you the make of the red car that is parked though, sorry. :-)
2007-09-05 06:45:43 · answer #1 · answered by Gardengirl 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Lime Tree
2007-09-05 15:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i had already figured out you were in Scotland shortly after you posted this question... i didn't answer because in the picture you posted it was too difficult to really see the shape of the leaves which is a huge part of indentifying the tree.
so i went and did a few chores and when i returned i noticed you said you added another photo to help identify the tree but i don't see another photo.
i am leaving you a link for the Caledonian Forest Species Profile. under trees is listed several species of trees and my uneducated guess is:
it is possibly one of the top 6 listed.
go to the link and you can examine the leaves with what they show.
let me know what kind of tree it is when you find out for curiosities sake OK
saw the new pictures and my guess is downy birch
2007-09-05 05:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Cymbaline 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Well its not a birch as the leaves are too big and its not a beech, it may be a lime but if you can describe the fruit we could tell you more precisely what it is as it is not a very good picture
Try looking at this native tree site www.british-trees.com
2007-09-05 05:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You´ll know it´s a Lime tree (which it is) from the forest of new growth which appears at the base of the tree, like a coppice (lots of straight shoots).
Also, any cars (or anything) parked or kept under the tree will be turned into a dirty sticky mess, due to the abount of sticky sap dropped from its leaves.
2007-09-05 09:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by Valmiki 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm certain it's a linden tree (aka lime), having looked at loads of pictures.
2007-09-06 11:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is definitely a common Lime. It differs from the Elm in that the Elm has rounder leaves, the Lime has heart shaped leaves.
2007-09-05 20:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by ☞H.Potter☜ 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dwarf Birch[B.Nana] shrub or dwarf tree with speading branches that often grow along the ground. The twigs bear tiny,rounded,much toothed leaves on very short stalks. It's locally common on moors and in bogs in Scotland and is one of a group of plants found both in the arctic and on mountains further south. [May-June]
2007-09-05 05:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A closer picture of the leaves and trunk would help us be sure. It would also help to know where about you live... your state or USDA hardiness zone would help us narrow the field.
That being said, I think it's a little leaf linden (Tilia cordata). Common names, being a dime-a-dozen, sometimes Linden is also called "Lime"... ???
There are a number of Tilia species.
I hope that this helps
2007-09-05 04:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by Kevin C 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Bad picture, try the leaf closer...but it looks like TILIA CORDATA MILL ( Lime Tree or Linden- known by both names).
2007-09-05 03:45:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋