On 1 May, 11:49, echinosum
wrote:
james1;841837 Wrote:

Hello

Can anyone here please help me identify this tree growing near my home
in London?

I hope the images are clear enough to see...

These were taken today (30th April).

[image:http://i40.tinypic.com/2a65o8w.jpg]
[image:http://i43.tinypic.com/jhx210.jpg]
[image:http://i41.tinypic.com/2uo3vyg.jpg]
[image:http://i43.tinypic.com/2diivwn.jpg]

Thanks in advance

The leaves are only just uncurling, and it may be better to wait a few
days so you can get a picture of a mature leaf. Hopefully one will fall
off, so we can see a clear picture of a fully formed leaf. There also
seem to be some flowers about to come out, again would be nice to see
what those look like when they come out.

From the bark, general pattern of the twigs, and approximate shape of
the leaves, I'm thinking it might be walnut. They have a distinctive
leaf notch at the base (see wikipedia on juglans regia), which we
haven't the detail to make out, and should have catkin like flowers.
But it could also be some kind of oak that doesn't have lobed leaves
like English oak - there are 400 species of oak and they don't all have
lobed leaves. And I'm sure there are other options.

--
echinosum

Looking at the last of your pictures,
I wouldn't wory about what sort of tree it is, I'd advise phoning the
council aboricultural officer on Tuesday and geting them out URGENTLY
to look at the tree if it is still in one piece
Looking at the trunk
http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ent=tree02.jpg
I'd say one good gale ond that tree could be gone and anything else in
it's way.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries