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Willi;961991 Wrote:
On 16.06.2012 19:07, Rachel 101 wrote:-
Hello everyone, I am trying to ID a tree:

The leaves are cordate, margins are strongly toothed. The leaves are
matt, light green in colour, and it's definitely not Lime (Tilia),
although the style of the veins is similair: the stalk end of the leaf
is even, not uneven.

Also, to confirm that it's not a lime, the leaves are not 5(-7)-nerved
at the base.

The leaves are held on stalks, and are arranged more or less
alternately
along the branches, but in bunches of two or three, not singly.

Technically, the leaves are borne on short side branches (spurs).

I'm certain it's not any sort of cherry!

Thank you in advance.

Rachel
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Could it be a birch tree?
'Preview Page' (http://tinyurl.com/cgyvhdk)

Hi Willi,

Thanks for the suggestion, but no: birch leaves are more-or-less
triangular or diamond-shaped, whereas these are very much heart shaped.

I now have pictures: not brilliant, but I hope that they help.

1) A branch from underneath, showing how the leaves are in bunches or
two or three, not singly:

http://tinyurl.com/7qoy8a2


2) cluse up of the leaves, showing pale green matte colour, vein
pattern, and general shape:

http://tinyurl.com/7yx76pw

3) another general view of the branch:

http://tinyurl.com/ckbey5f

I looked around the garden but couldn't see anything similar in the
area (in the hope that a mature tree might give me more clues), so any
suggestions would be welcomed. I am pretty sure that it's not an exotic,
as the garden is not an "exotic" one, and the position of this tree
suggests that it was not planted deliberately, but has arrived as a
chance seedling.

Before you posted the photographs I was think maybe hazel (Corylus
avellana). First glance at the photographs I thought Tilia tomentosa.
But it's not either of them.

Last decade I wrote some stuff on identifying limes, with notes on how
to distinguish them from superficially similar trees. You could see if
it helps, but since your tree has defeated me, I don't expect that it
will.

http://www.malvaceae.info/Genera/Tilia/Britain.html

Thank you,

Rachel


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