Tree ID

[tecNik]

Hi, can someone help me identify, or point me to a good resource (I've tried google images and wiki) this:

I'm sure its something easy to identify, but I can't seem to find it.

 

[launditch1]

I was thinking Dogwood when i saw it...not so sure now!

 

[Barn Owl]

Some type of shrub as opposed to a native plant or tree?

I don't know but that type of foliage makes me think so.

 

[locum76]

what habitat is it in? is there a stand of it or is it solitary? is it a shrub, bush or tree? do the leaves smell when crushed?

 

[Opal]

Very similar shape to a willow going by my book.

 

[locum76]

there's no danger thats willow.

 

[locum76]

I'm thinking it's an exotic Prunus...

 

[Purdy Bear]

I have seen that before, but the brain isnt working today, so I cant recall what its called. If I remember rightly not many bushes/trees have that red bark stuff. If its the one I think it is, the leaves turn a beautiful reds and yellows in the winter and it is very well known for the colouring. If its the same one, its a bush not a tree, and grows to about 6 ft in height.

I would look for plants with red bark and see what comes up.

 

[troy ap De skog]

I'de say that is a peach .. but it is definetly a of the genus of Prunus..

 

[addo]

Some sort of Viburnum ? or Prunus . Leaves look a little like Blackthorn. Wait to see if it flowers/berries up, if it hasn't already.

 

[firecrest]

I dont know tree Id very well but ray mears did a `dog wood test` on some programe or other where he ripped the leaf in half and in dogwood species, the veins stay attached like little strands as you try to pull the two halves apart.

 

[fireman sam]

I'm not so sure that it's not a willow, in particular one of the sallow willows which have much broader leaves and don't look particularly like your more common varieties of willow.

The grey sallow willow looks quite similar especially when young.

Got some images of grey sallow willows here, which although not a perfect match, look pretty close to me.... so maybe a different varity of sallow? The first and the last pics, which are of young specims, match the red stem too, the others which are of older specimins seem to have lost this colouration but this is true for many trees as they age.

http://www.bluestem.ca/willow-images/cinerea-tricolor.jpg

http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/trees/images/leaves/61.jpg

http://www.arc.govt.nz/plantimages/data/plantimages/143/Salcin foliage 1 main.jpg

http://www.offwell.free-online.co.uk/tree_gallery/grey_willow/grey_willow.jpg

http://www.floralimages.co.uk/images/salix_cinerea_1658.jpg

 

[locum76]

I dunno. The leaves in tecNik's photo have a very waxy cuticle, the sallow willow leaves seem rougher and not so shiny.

check out this Prunus besseyi, it has similar bark, leaf position, leaf shape and texture.