Tree Recognition Challenge #6

[British Red]

The flower

The leaf

The stem

Red

 

[Ben_Hillwalker]

I will go for Guelder Rose

 

[SOAR]

Not sure on this one, but Guilder rose is a bet, kept thinking field Maple in my head.

 

[swyn]

Sorbus Torminalis. Wild service tree.

Swyn.

 

[Burnt Ash]

Wild Service Tree?

Burnt Ash

 

[British Red]

The clue is in the bottom picture - absolute dead certain identification in that one

 

[SOAR]

London Plane?

 

[British Red]

Nah not a London Plane - focus on the hairy thing (oo err)

 

[British Red]

(Not saying any of the answers above are wrong or right btw - we just have a lot of em so I'm seeing which one SOAR wants to plump for out of the three so far bwahahaha)

 

[SOAR]

guelder rose

 

[British Red]

And our survey says.................................kerching!

The flower

The leaf

The stem

This is a Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus

The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked (although it tastes bitter and..in my view....not nice)

Medicinally though a powerful antispasmodic and sedative is contained in the bark.

From pfaf

The bark contains 'scopoletin', a coumarin that has a sedative affect on the uterus. A tea is used internally to relieve all types of spasms, including menstrual cramps, spasms after childbirth and threatened miscarriage. It is also used in the treatment of nervous complaints and debility. The bark is harvested in the autumn before the leaves change colour, or in the spring before the leaf buds open

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Viburnum+opulus

Red

The hairy stipules at the leaf and flower bases are a ded giveaway

Red