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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: william_wt on May 21, 2016, 02:15:52 pm

Title: what's this bush
Post by: william_wt on May 21, 2016, 02:15:52 pm

Would anyone know what this bush/tree is? Thanks for your help,
William

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: cans on May 21, 2016, 03:15:59 pm

Apple ?

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on May 21, 2016, 03:36:59 pm

I would say not apple, was it there when you moved in? I would take some of the leaves and compare with leaves in books, or run a test to see. Another thing would be to let it grow and see what fruit it could be, from the blossoms I would say it would be more like a cherry or plum.

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: Dan on May 21, 2016, 03:38:32 pm

Cherry was my first thought too WBF, with that serrated edge leaf.

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: Marches Farmer on May 21, 2016, 03:48:23 pm

Cherry would get my vote too.  Bit of a tangle, though, so perhaps not a modern variety.

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: fsmnutter on May 21, 2016, 04:02:56 pm

Looks like lime leaves with that width, which also have white flowers?

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: Fleecewife on May 21, 2016, 06:00:14 pm

Lime

http://blog.bettys.co.uk/nature-notes-the-sweet-scent-of-the-linden-tree/ (http://blog.bettys.co.uk/nature-notes-the-sweet-scent-of-the-linden-tree/) 

Does it smell lovely?

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: william_wt on May 21, 2016, 11:22:01 pm

Thanks for the replies.
It was there when I moved in 5 years ago. Its under threat of being removed due to fence repairs, so I'm interested to see what it is to see I it needs saved. I didn't notice a smell but I 'll try tomorrow.
Thanks
William

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: arobwk on May 22, 2016, 01:54:54 am

Five years and no fruit in all that time ?!
I would agree it most looks like some sort of cherry.  Potentially a non-self-pollinating (or an ornamental) variety!
You haven't said how big it is william_wt, but there is always the option of a drastic prune, to allow the fence repairs, rather than removal.  Drastic pruning of a mature fruit tree (or any tree) cannot be recommended - bit by bit size-reduction is better done over a number of years - but yours is not fruiting and obviously a hindrance to your fencing repairs so perhaps worth the risk of a substantial prune to suit your needs.   

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: Fleecewife on May 22, 2016, 12:34:10 pm

Could be wild cherry:  http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/trees/cherryw.htm (http://www-saps.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/trees/cherryw.htm) 
I think you will have to look more carefully at the leaves and flowers, including their perfume, tree form, bark, to differentiate between lime and cherry, or anything else.

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: william_wt on May 22, 2016, 08:43:13 pm

Thanks everyone. I think its probably wild cherry by the looks of it. Its probably ~4m tall, but its under a few big ash trees.
We are planning to plant a micro-orchard so we could plant another cherry tree near it and see if that produces any fruit on it.
Thanks again, William

Title: Re: what's this bush
Post by: devonlady on May 24, 2016, 09:06:57 am

Could also be Almond?