Tree Recognition Challenge #4

[British Red]

Okay, since there are some stuggles with #1 and #2 especially - here is #4.

I'm off to finish making Turkish Delight - have fun

The whole tree

The bark

The flowers

The leaves

Red

 

[Shewie]

Red - I`ll have a stab at Hazel for this one but not that sure without my books

 

[Osprey]

Lime, not sure which sort, maybe small-leaved.

 

[rich59]

Lime, probably the common hybrid that shoots from the base. Not the small leaved one.

If the leaves are 4-6 inches across could be the broad leaved lime mostly in the Wye valley, but I don't think this is that one.

 

[SOAR]

Tilia, Lime

 

[Ben_Hillwalker]

Lime for sure

 

[British Red]

Excellent this is too easy for you lot!

The whole tree

The bark

The flowers

The leaves

This is the Common Lime - Tilia europaea

A very useful tree. The bark makes some of the best natural cordage, the young leaves are edible with a pleasant flavour. Dry flowers and young fruit and grind up to make a chocolate substitute. . The sap can be drunk or boiled down to make a sugar replacement.

Lime bark tea is a famous remedy - a sedative, laxative and expectorant.

:!: Older flowers used in tea have a narcotic effect. :!:

Red

Does anyone want more? I have about 50 or so although only about a dozen are currently loaded - shout if you want some more

Red

 

[Shewie]

Excellent - I managed 0 out of 4, just goes to show I`ma complete muppett without my books to cheat with !!

I`ll get my coat :sulkoff:

 

[Arth]

or as I called it slime, you know what I mean if you have parked the car under one.

 

[British Red]

Excellent - I managed 0 out of 4, just goes to show I`ma complete muppett without my books to cheat with !!

I`ll get my coat :sulkoff:

Why do you think I started this record Shewie? Its like everything else - easy when you know and impossible otherwise. My large heap of tree photos started with me photographing trees I didn't have a clue about and looking them up later!

Red

 

[SOAR]

or as I called it slime, you know what I mean if you have parked the car under one.

That slime from the Lime tree is aphid wee

 

[Mang]

My large heap of tree photos started with me photographing trees I didn't have a clue about and looking them up later!

Red

I got 2 out of 4 (inc the Lime). For what it's worth Red I think this is a great test...More please!

 

[Shewie]

Why do you think I started this record Shewie? Its like everything else - easy when you know and impossible otherwise. My large heap of tree photos started with me photographing trees I didn't have a clue about and looking them up later!

Red

Good point Red - I found these good fun and a good way to learn at the same time.

It`s one of my tasks for winter to learn more about my native species as I`m only really confident of a handful of the more common ones.


Rich

 

[SOAR]

Winters a good time for I.D ing trees as you have to look more closely at them, Twigs and buds are more difficult to I.D the tree and also the trees shape without the leaves c an be more challenging. Fun though.

Simon.

 

[ganstey]

More please Red. Although, from now on I'm not going to follow each thread until I've had a stab at ID-ing the tree in question... Must remember to bring in some tree books tomorrow!

G

 

[addo]

More please Red tougher the better, and I like the notes afterwards, quite digestable a couple at a time.

 

[Mang]

Twigs and buds are more difficult to I.D the tree
Simon.

The black bud and knobbly branches of the Ash are a dead giveaway.

 

[SOAR]

Yeh Ash is an easy one, some are really difficult. Stags horn is another easy one they have hairs all over them