Id this tree diseased?

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  1. killingtime

    killingtime Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello,

    I have a tree in the rear garden of my house in the UK. It's about 3 stories high, and a picture of one of the leaves can be found below:

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    1. Does anyone know what this tree is called?
    2. Is it diseased? I've never seen a tree leaf grow warts before.

    The tree is deciduous.

    Thanks for your help.
     
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    [​IMG] Killingtime.. It looks like the leaf of a Lime tree - Tilia Cordata with Nail galls from the Lime nail gall mite - Eriophyes tiliae.. They don't do any lasting damage to the trees, just look pretty spectacular & then leave brown marks on the leaves.. Dry weather often causes an abundance of them..!! :dh:
     
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    Wow, you can tell cordata from europea just from a pic :ntwrth::cool:
     
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    :scratch: Well yes Ziggy, always open to criticism, but that was the way I went.. Cordata have the serated edge & europa are smooth edged to their leaves.. :wink: They are also more prone than europa to as far as I could tell to gall mite.. :thumb:
     
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    I agree with Tilia cordata, the Small Leaved Lime.:gnthb:
     
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    Sorry Marley, that was in no way intended as criticism, just very impressed and in awe. I could tell you had spotted it from the leaf edge and I was seriously :ntwrth:

    Well done Sir.

    I spotted the difference on a field trip at West Dean College once & scared the hell out of the other students(not intentionally)
     
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    :thumb: Hi killingtime, yes they are nice trees, usually have a very pleasing shape to them as well.. Amazing what trees & plants were/are used in herbal medicines as well.. Enjoy your tree mate.. :thumb:
     
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    :dh: Oh gosh don't worry about it Ziggy.. I think on reading it again criticism wasn't the right word anyway..!! :dh: :D

    :gnthb: I find trees wonderful & fascinating things Ziggy.. You will know all about one of my all time favourites, the Tortworth Chestnut then..
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    :dh: Sorry killingtime, didn't mean to hijack your thread..:dh:
     
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    Didn't know about that one, looks great, did a job near there some years back, bother. Didn't realise sweet chestnuts have been naturalised for that long.

    Yeah, sorry about the hijack killingtime, Marley & I just get a bit piratical about plants :lollol:
     
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