"K" wrote in message
...
"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" writes

"lowlife" wrote in message
...

hi well i remembered that i took some photo's to try and help me
recognise some of the plants.
unfortunately i am such a novice that i don't know if i've got the
right photo.
i took a few foliage shots from some of the plants, so if when you see
this you think that it's obviously from another type of plant
altogether, then you're probably right.
i seem to remember it having 'nut-tree' type leaves so i think this is
the right photo.

http://tinyurl.com/25ue3q

hope that helps. i still don't recognise it by what's been said here so
far, but i appreciate your help and the lichen thing sounds reassuring.

thanks

lowlife

Those leaves look like Hazel (Corylus avellana ).I,ve lost the plot on
this
one:-)

Not quite right for hazel (leaf not quite rounded enough) and he did say
he remembered the other bush having 'nut-tree' type leaves! But it's not
Hibiscus or Magnolia


Kay

Assuming those leaves do not belong to the tree then perhaps the tree/shrub
could be some form of Rhus--perhaps.

Hi, i must admit i thought it was a hazel at first, not that i know what i'm talking about.
I've also seen some pics of a hibiscus that have very similar leaves, assuming i showed you the right leaf pic lol. there are no other bushy shrubs around it, as you can see from the main pic, so i think i have the right one.

i've been looking at lots of leaves on the net and it does seem more like a shrub than a tree, there are too many variations to be certain though.
thanks