Tree ID x 2
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Thanks, forgot I used a bit from another tree to rest the Beech (?) trunk on, yep, that bit is likely Oak.
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No 1 Beech, no 2 I'd say some type of plum tree
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The trunk in pic 2 is maybe a couple ft in diameter at the base, would a plum be that big? I’m finishing it tomorrow and will get another picture or two. Perhaps as Torx suggests, Oak.
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It'd be rare, but not impossible. Any brash left with them? The buds would be a good tell.
alex robinson
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I know beech cah have a dark centre, but this looks very dark. Have you considered walnut?
I would agree probably oak for the second. Cannot see the structure in the photos, but oak ought to be very distinctive. Plum or the like is much closer grained.
I would agree probably oak for the second. Cannot see the structure in the photos, but oak ought to be very distinctive. Plum or the like is much closer grained.
To me the grain looks a bit too wide for Oak. I would have suggested Ash but the bark is too rough.
The bark in the second picture looks like Lime.Beech I think, maybe.........
And this
Stigmorgan
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1st pic I'd say Ash, possibly Olive or Mountain Ash, the fresh cut has a pink tint to it just like the Ash and Alder that I've cut here but none of the Alder I've cut has had the dark heart. Don't think the other is Oak, whilst the bark and colour of the wood looks like oak there are no medullary rays in the cross section.
Gairdner
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2nd picture with the lighter, more regular centre could very well be Alder as the bark looks right as do wood colours. It’s not that hard a wood.
Gairdner
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Rowan (Mountain Ash) is another possibility for the first pic as it often has dark centres like this. Beech can too but rarely so dark. Olive Ash isn’t a separate tree/species, it’s just a name given to the figuring and colouring in certain pieces of Ash which make it look not dissimilar to real Olive wood.
accipiter
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As I also do Bonsai I'd have said Beech for your 1st photo because of the grey/smooth looking bark... but I'm not seeing any leaves *still attached to the twiggy branches in the 2nd lot of photos uploaded* - beech tend to hold on to (some of) their leaves protecting the buds for the next season... plus the leaf buds are rather staggered going left and right/alternate - quite pronounced... and the bark on the trunks is rather 'thin' compared to something like oak. If that's unclear I'll see if I can take some photos of parts of my beech bonsai trees.
Also your second lot of photos show rougher bark on some... we're a mix of trees brought down - if storm damage? I'd be thinking some Ash based on those other photos. You'll probably not know for certain until you plank them - if your are thinking of doing that?
Also your second lot of photos show rougher bark on some... we're a mix of trees brought down - if storm damage? I'd be thinking some Ash based on those other photos. You'll probably not know for certain until you plank them - if your are thinking of doing that?
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I should’ve mentioned that the first pic is unrelated to the rest and it’s likely, as you say, Beech. Did that in the morning and then moved to the 2nd tree a few miles on. Only the one tree came down on the road.
Info about your Bonsai Beech would be interesting.
