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Can someone tell me the name of this tree, please

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grandtanteJE65 Mon 12-Jun-23 13:21:23
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Just that please.

A friend suggested Frangula, but that is supposed to be a bush or shrub and this is a tree with very smooth bark and it is over twelve metres tall.

It has small hard fruit that resemble very small cherries and which are nearly black in colour. I doubt they are edible, as not even the birds seem to be keen on them.

The soil it grows in is damp with a lot of clay in it and the tree is in shade nearly all day.

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25Avalon Sat 17-Jun-23 16:24:25

Not Elder or Bay. I have both.

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Keffie12 Sat 17-Jun-23 16:37:57

I did a Google image reverse. It is saying this.

It is a Prunus Padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree. It can grow up to 16 feet tall

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LJP1 Sat 17-Jun-23 19:14:02

Bird cherry, I think. There are some lovely ones by the Church just up the road to the right of Eustan Station, if you happen to know that area. It's great for bees and birds certainly eat the 'cherries'.

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Callistemon21 Sat 17-Jun-23 21:13:36

25Avalon

Not Elder or Bay. I have both.

No, not a bay, the flowers are different.

Nor elder.

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Callistemon21 Sat 17-Jun-23 21:15:04

Is it evergreen?

That could help to identify it.

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25Avalon Sat 17-Jun-23 21:24:11

As I posted earlier Bird Cherry is not evergreen but Cherry Laurel is.

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Gundy Sun 18-Jun-23 00:09:23

Whatever it is it’s beautiful. I love ornamental (if you can call it ornamental) trees like that. I hope it does not litter the yard too much when molting, shedding or changing seasons.

Let’s plant more trees, everywhere!
Cheers!
USA Gundy

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Mallin Sun 18-Jun-23 02:58:52

62Granny: It looks like an elder to me too

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chicken Sun 18-Jun-23 08:43:05

It looks like cherry Laurel to me. We have one in full bloom right now. It's 30 ft tall, dark evergreen leaves and covered in creamy white tassels of fragrant tiny blooms. In the autumn there are cherry sized black fruits. The bark is smooth.

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Baggs Sun 18-Jun-23 10:52:06

Clusters of elder flowers are flat-topped. The clusters in the OP's picture are roughly cone-shaped, as are those of bird cherry and cherry laurel.

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