Tree in hedgerow in S. Wales

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  1. Palustris

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    Can anyone put a name to this tree for a friend?
    TIA
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    Herbert ?
     
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    More of a George to me!
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Goat Willow?????
    It can be quite variable.
     
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    The leaves on S.caprea are not as long as these. It is more like Salix cinerea as far as the leaf is concerned, but that is a shrub rather than a tree.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I was mainly going by the winter resting buds.

    Looks very much like willow to me, possibly a natural hybrid, although as I say they vary a bit from tree to tree, I find.
     
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    I agree that it is some kind of Salix, but as you say, they do vary quite a lot.
     
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