Tree Identification Competition - Picc Heavy

[British Red]

I was sat up tonight orgainsing some of my tree photos and realised there were a few slightly obscure ones. So I thought I would publish ten of them as a competition. No prizes - just the honour of winning. First to publish the right names against all ten can officially call themselves "a tree guru". I won't say how many answers are right or wrong till someone gets all ten just to keep it interesting

Some are buds, some leaves, some bark, some flowers....

Some of the trees are common, some less so, some are native and some are naturalised.

Please number your answers so I can work out which name relates to which photo - English names only please

Have fun

Here we go then........

Tree #1

Tree #2

Tree #3

Tree #4

Tree #5

Tree #6

Tree #7

Tree #8

Tree #9

Tree #10

I hope thats a bit challenging and fun - thats the intention anyway

Lets see who has a go!

Red

 

[loz.]

Too busy reading your fantastic blog to do this ! - Keep on posting photos Red ( and the bigger the better ! ;-) )

 

[Mirius]

Well OK, now I've still got lots to learn so I only know about half... but....I'm not going to look them up, far too much fun to see just what I know.

1. Wayfaring tree (only know this from you Red - never seen it myself)
2. Horse chestnut
3. Spindle
4. Lime
5. False Acacia
6. I should know this one.... guessing at apple
7. Willow - don't know which one though!
8. Looks like ivy to me - are you being tricky?
9. I'm going for blackthorn, but I'm not sure
10. Going for birch - I'm still learning the barks

 

[British Red]

Some right, some wrong Mirius...there are no tricks in there though...they are all trees!

Red

 

[andyn]

I'd certainly agree with Mirius on 1-6, and 9.

1. Wayfaring tree
2. Horse chestnut
3. Spindle
4. Lime
5. False Acacia
6. Apple

7. Not seen those spikey bits before. lol
8. Sycamore?
9. Blackthorn
10. Bark looks a bit like Willow, but the out of focus folage looks like a conifer of some sort.

 

[SOAR]

1 wayfaring tree
2 horse chestnut
3 spindle
4 lime
5 false acacia
6 apple
7 goat willow
8 field maple
9 bird cherry
10 pine?

 

[British Red]

No cigar yet guys...

To be fair to AndyN, the foliage behind is a different tree

Red

 

[British Red]

Best score so far is 6/10

 

[andyn]

lol... i'm going to have to get the book out when I get home.

Pretty sure i've worked out at least one other though.

 

[British Red]

So cool - they are designed to be tricky, quirky or unusual. They are all genuine trees and unaltered though promise!

At least three of these no-one has got right yet if that helps!

Red

 

[jon r]

1 Wayfaring tree
2 Horse Chestnut
3 Spindle
4 Lime
5 False Acacia
6 Holm Oak
7 Crack Willow
8 Some kind of Maple i guess (do we have to say which kind?)
9 Blackthorn
10 and im just going to say willow

Thats a hard competition!

 

[lupus]

i think i got some right.

1 wayfaring tree
2 horse chestnut
3 spindle tree
4 lime
5 false acacia
6 holm oak
7 goat willow
8 field maple
9 black thorn
10 crab apple?

 

[andyn]

lol...reckon ive been looking at number 7 at a totally different scale to you lot was thinking the spikey bit was about 6" or so. But since changing screens and looking at it at home, it is clearly a willow catkin. LOL

number 6 is definately holm oak, as i've just seen the same picture in your blog

that leaves (no pun intended) 10 that i dont think has been guessed yet. Although i still think it looks like white willow bark.

1.Wayfaring tree
2 Horse Chestnut
3 Spindle
4 Lime
5 False Acacia
6 Holm Oak
7 Willow
8 Field Maple
9 Blackthorn
10 White willow

 

[British Red]

Still no perfect score guys I miscounted previously by the way...it was 7/10 then.

Theres stil no perfect one though

Red

 

[JonnyP]

No idea, but good one Red....

 

[SOAR]

No 10 is really buggin me! it could be so many trees. Is it a Douglas Fir?????.
Nice one Red great competition.

 

[Mirius]

Yes, an excellent little test!

 

[lupus]

is 10 some sort of beech tree.
i've seen it somewhere before at work,could have even cut some.what is it i'm going mad trying to work it out :why:

 

[SOAR]

Same here fella that ones a head ache

 

[British Red]

Not a beech, not a fir.

It is a boradleaf that "bleeds" a pinky red when cut or the bark is removed..........

Glad you are enjoying it!

Red