Help newbie identify tree
hi, I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to gardening. The house I moved
into has a small 10ft tall tree which is in need of attention. It was probably planted about 5yrs ago. Here is one of the cuttings http://dx3092.tripod.com/whattree.jpg I recall the tree did flower for around March. The white petalled flowers quickly disappeared within a few weeks. Could anyone help me identify this tree? bill |
Help newbie identify tree
Bill wrote: hi, I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to gardening. The house I moved into has a small 10ft tall tree which is in need of attention. It was probably planted about 5yrs ago. Here is one of the cuttings http://dx3092.tripod.com/whattree.jpg I recall the tree did flower for around March. The white petalled flowers quickly disappeared within a few weeks. Could anyone help me identify this tree? bill Probably some variety of apple or crab apple, the photo shows what would appear to be very small apples. Mike |
Help newbie identify tree
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writes hi, I'm pretty hopeless when it comes to gardening. The house I moved into has a small 10ft tall tree which is in need of attention. It was probably planted about 5yrs ago. Here is one of the cuttings http://dx3092.tripod.com/whattree.jpg I recall the tree did flower for around March. The white petalled flowers quickly disappeared within a few weeks. Could anyone help me identify this tree? I thought at first it was a pear tree but having just looked at mine, which is ancient, my pears are longer than that. It is probably an apple tree. -- June Hughes |
Help newbie identify tree
Thank you Mike and June for your replies.
I used to have a pear tree in the garden of one my previous houses, and it became huge and unmanagable after 10-15years. In fact, I notice the current owners have now cut it down when I drove by the house a while back. Can crab apple trees grow as aggressively as pear trees? bill |
Help newbie identify tree
Bill writes
Thank you Mike and June for your replies. I used to have a pear tree in the garden of one my previous houses, and it became huge and unmanagable after 10-15years. In fact, I notice the current owners have now cut it down when I drove by the house a while back. Can crab apple trees grow as aggressively as pear trees? Crab apples can grow quite large. The embryo fruit looks a bit large for a crab apple at this stage of the year. Eating apples are normally grafted on to a rootstock which reduces vigour and overall size. Your tree could be a pear or an apple, but apples are far more frequently planted, so it's more likely to be that. -- Kay |
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