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Plant ID

Posted by MicB on September 12, 2013 at 7:46pm in Plants

Please help if you can!

Had a very long day and mind has gone blank and I can't identify this plant. It's growing as a tree but I suspect it's a multi-stemmed shrub.

It has never flowered hence the confusion. It's has alternate leaves which are pinnate and simple. It almost looks like a large prunus.

Has anybody any ideas? I'd be very grateful!

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  • chris September 12, 2013 at 7:51pm
    Bit difficult without an image
  • MicB September 12, 2013 at 8:37pm
    Umm I've put two images on can't you see them?
  • Mark Henson September 12, 2013 at 9:14pm

    could be bay chap _ Laurus nobilis

  • Mark Henson September 12, 2013 at 9:16pm

    but then again

  • MicB September 12, 2013 at 9:35pm
    I know it's not easy with the photos but its definitely not a bay - the leaves have the same feel as beech if that helps at all
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    Andrew @ The Outsidedge September 12, 2013 at 9:46pm

    I'm guessing some variety of Amelanchier.

  • MicB September 12, 2013 at 9:52pm
    That was my first thought but the leaves are quite big roughly 10cm long which seemed too big for amelanchier. Are there any large leaved amelanchier?

    Many thanks
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    Luke brooks September 13, 2013 at 7:54am
    Image is out of focus, look up prunus Lusitanica or a continus? Pointed leaves are confusing
  • Matthew Lowe September 13, 2013 at 9:14am
    I would go with the prunus lusitanica too
  • pete September 13, 2013 at 10:13am

    MicB - there is a book by Roger Phillips called "Trees in Britain, Europe and North America" which as far as I know is as good as you can get for identifying a tree from its leaves.

    This one on Amazon I've LINKED TO HERE is the American version because it's got a "click to look inside" option (it's the same book) - scroll through until you get to the photos of individual leaves and you should see what I mean.

    I had three copies of this book at one time, from car boots probably. Phillips' book in collaboration with Martyn Rix entitled "Shrubs" is another useful one.

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