Tree ID help

[littlebiglane]

I initially thought this was an immature Rowan but the leaves look so double serrate that I am wondering what it is. This was found as a lone tree (very young and only 4 foot tall) in a mixed deciduous woodland on the slopes of Dartmoor. Any ideas chaps and chapettes?

 

[Peter_t]

you can get rowans with leaves like this but they are ornamental and i wouldn’t know what they would be doing in dartmoor.

the only other thing i can think of is some type of sumac.



pete

 

[littlebiglane]

Yep - sumac or rowan. Bit odd in a ancient woodland. On its own too which makes me suspect its an import. Hmmmmm

 

[echobelly]

Probably some sort of ornamental hybrid.

When I was working I would often see ornamentals and have a right headache trying to ID them.

 

[littlebiglane]

Agreed. Ornamental Rowan. Found another today in a park with sorbus fruit just starting to set. Phew. That gave me a headache for a few days. Thanks guys for your help

 

[pango]

Looks like a bonnie enough tree, Littlebiglane, such a pity! It must have been watching Jack Hargreaves "Out of Town".

Incidentally, that's a nice axe you've got there.

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