Hi guys, hopefully someone can identify this tree, thanks..

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Hi guys, hopefully someone can identify this tree, thanks..


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Viburnum opulus (guelder rose)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Viburnum_01.JPG


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looks like viburnum opulus (it's more of a shrub than a tree)

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Look like a Viburnum opulus to me. The common name is guelder rose and
it's generally regarded as a British native.

It's a quite large shrub or small shrubby tree that has 'lacecap' white
flowers in Spring, followed by bunches of berries that turn a lovely
shade of sealing-wax red by late summer. Those can make a fine display
into autumn - if the blackbirds don't polish them all off before they
get that far (they love 'em).

The leaves give autumn colour too, turning bronze and an attractive
wine-red. I think it's a lovely shrub that more than earns its keep
through the seasons.

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Guelder rose, Viburnum opulus.