I have an inkling that the bark is disfigured / diseased ??? The only tree I can think of which (usually) has smooth-ish bark and retains its old leaves is Beech.
I have an inkling that the bark is disfigured / diseased ??? The only tree I can think of which (usually) has smooth-ish bark and retains its old leaves is Beech.
Cultivated or Wild Native or Naturalised species?
Willow .....?
Alder ...............
hornbeam?......
looks like a diseased Silver Birch, certainly the "canker" around the branch/trunk junction is indicative of a Silver Birch as are the lighter patches on the bark, the vertical fissures are also indicative of an older Birch, could be a Dwarf Birch i suppose?.